Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14442347 - Employee killed in fall from catwalk atop feed truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14442347 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 03/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105764567	03/27/1990	2048	0	Rockingham Poultry, Inc., Broadway Feed Mill

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing 11 ft 10 in. above the ground on a catwalk atop a feed truck. He was operating a conveyor that was filling the feed truck with grain when he fell off the platform and struck his head on the concrete pad. Employee #1 was killed. His fall was probably due to a seizure. The platform was guarded only by a single railing 28 in. above the catwalk.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105764567			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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