Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170568190 - Employee killed when crushed between structure and trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 170568190 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115058885	06/01/1994	5153	0	The Farmers Cooperative Elevator

Abstract: At approximately 7:35 a.m. on May 24, 1994, Employee #1 was loading beans from an overhead elevator to the back trailer of a semi-truck. Employee #1 was using the window sill of the wall as a platform from which to see inside the trailer and open and close the chutes. After the trailer was loaded, he was found crushed between the trailer and the structural wall. Although the platform was approximately 64 in. from the ground, no fall protection was being used. Employee #1 was rescued by a customer and resuscitation was administered en route to a hospital, where Employee #1 died.

Keywords: PLATFORM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TRAILER, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115058885			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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