Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14333322 - Employee killed when he falls onto moving conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14333322 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/24/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106203565	12/26/1991	2048	0	Tampa Independent Dairy Farmers' Association, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 helped to unload a cow feed product from a large, self-unloading truck van into a hopper located above a screw conveyor that was 1 1/2 ft below ground level. He then entered the van to sweep the remaining feed into the hopper. He fell from the van 5 1/2 ft onto the moving screw conveyor. He sustained numerous fractures and lacerations. Both his legs were amputated at the hospital, where he died on December 26, 1991. The employee failed to turn off the power to the screw conveyor.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, LACERATION, FALL, CONVEYOR BELT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106203565			Fatality	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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