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Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations — DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC Report ID 20161211635
Address 1617 D Ave. City, State ZIP DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA 68731
Event Date December 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Pressurized air-blast
Industry (NAICS) 211111 Inspection # 1198149
GPS Coordinates 42.43000, -96.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was drilling and installing a pipe into a large concrete digester when the flare went out, creating additional pressure in the digester. The pressurized digester gas shot through the short section of 6-inch pipe, knocking the employee 5 feet off a scaffold to the concrete floor. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide, stopped breathing, required CPR, and suffered a shoulder injury.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2016, a worker at Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC in DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations to the body systems. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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