Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170127351 - Employee dies after fall from tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 170127351 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115050577	04/21/1994	5191	0	Sioux Feed Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on top of a Fruehauf tanker trailer checking the level of liquid manure when a pipe broke, spilling manure on him and knocking him off. He fell 9 1/2 ft, broke thirteen ribs, and was taken to a hospital in Sioux Center, IA. Employee #1 died that night of a ruptured spleen, which probably resulted from the accident. The tanker trailer had no railing.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, SPLEEN, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RUPTURE, FALL, PIPE, SPILL, TRAILER, TANK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115050577			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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