Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 128898.015 - Employee Lacerates Arm In Fall After Metal Grate Collapses

**Accident: 128898.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/15/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1489583.015	08/18/2020		Iowa Premium, Llc

At 12:30 p.m. on August 15, 2020, an employee was cleaning material that had bui lt up around a LYCO Single Drum Roto-Screen when the floor grate that he was sta nding on collapsed causing him to fall approximately 5 feet. The employee struck the metal framing on the way down to the ground level incurring a laceration to his right arm and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: arm, building, cleaning, collapse, fall, fall protection, floor hole, floor opening, food processing, frame, laceration, meat processing, struck against, unstable surface, walking surface, work surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature
1	1489583.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA