Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161922.015 - Employee dies after falling from elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 161922.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/26/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1712554.015	11/27/2023		238210	Kpi Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On September 7, 2023, Employee #1, an electrician for KPI Electric, Inc., was working at Farmers Elevator Company of Manteno, installing sensors in a grain silo. A laborer for Farmers Elevator Company of Manteno, conducting cleaning in a small room, had opened a floor hatch leading to the basement area to clean out material. Employee #1 allegedly went to charge or retrieve a battery for his power tool from the small room, and at this time, Employee #1 fell approximately 16 feet into the basement. Employee #1 got up, climbed out, and went straight home. Sometime later that day, Employee #1 went to the hospital and was hospitalized for broken ribs and a collapsed left lung. Employee #1, according to the Kankakee County Medical Examiner, was diagnosed with a Pneumothorax (i.e., a collection of air outside the lung but within the pleural cavity). From September 2023 through November 2023, Employee #1 sought medical attention with follow-up doctors' visits. Employee #1 was experiencing shortness of breath and collapsed at home. Employee #1 was transported to Riverside Medical Center and pronounced dead on November 26, 2023.

Keywords: Basement, Broken Bone, Collapse, Collapsed lung, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Grain, Hatch, Installing, Laborer, Rib, Sensor, Shortness of breath, Silo

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition				16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1712554.015	47	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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