Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14505523 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM GRAIN ELEVATOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14505523 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 10/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100897966	10/31/1988	2048	0	Heiman Grain, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM ON OCTOBER 25, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO THE TOP OF A GRAIN ELEVATOR TO CHANGE THE GRAIN SPOUT TO BIN 25 WHEN HE EITHER SLIPPED OR TRIPPED ON CORN KERNELS ON THE PLATFORM OR CATWALK. THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WOODEN BIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN EXTRACTED FROM THE BIN AND WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED FROM EXTERNAL BLEEDING AND TRAUMA (BROKEN PELVIS).

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, SLIP, CORN, WALKING SURFACE, PELVIS, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, GRAIN ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100897966			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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