Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822880 - Employee Falls from Elevation While Working on Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 200822880 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308149780	04/08/2005	5153	424510	Colehour Elevator, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:19 a.m. on December 9, 2004, Employee #1, working for Colehour Elevator Co., Inc. in Mt. Carroll, IL was operating a grease gun to add grease to auger bearings while using the cover of an outside auger as a work platform. Employee #1 fell from elevation and suffered contusion and hematomas to the head and left eye, a fractured rib and a fractured maxillary sinus. On January 3 2005, Employee #1 died from medical complications caused by his sustained injuries. There was no fall protection system in place and Employee #1 had not received fall protection training.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, HEAD, NOSE, RIB, AUGER, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308149780			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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