Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14209423 - Employee dies after fall from grain elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 14209423 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/17/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108255415	07/18/1991	2037	0	Smith Frozen Foods Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 17, 1991, Employee #1, of Smith Frozen Foods, Inc., suffered fatal injuries from a 69 1/2 ft fall to concrete while cleaning the top floor of a grain elevator. Evidence indicates that he was using compressed air to blow dust from the floor through a 25 in. by 19 1/2 in. floor opening when he fell through the unguarded opening and landed in the empty bin.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, GRAIN ELEVATOR, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108255415			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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