Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14506984 - Employee Killed In Fall Through Manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 14506984 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/21/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517986	05/24/1984	1541	0	Borton Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 stepped through a collapsed manhole cover, fell 81 feet, and was killed. The manhole was over an empty storage bin in the headhouse of a grain elevator.

Keywords: manhole cover, work rules, construction, equipment failure, headhouse, fall, floor opening, manhole, grain bin, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517986			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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