Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201072436 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Grain Silo

Accident Summary Nr: 201072436 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310816194	05/05/2008	0252	112310	Golden West Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on February 15, 2008, Employee #1, a manager at a chicken farm, was repairing the ladder on a grain silo. The ladder measured about 16 feet in length and had rungs for climbing. Employee #1 climbed to the top of the grain silo that was approximately 17.5 feet from the concrete deck below. As he attempted to open a lid on the top of the silo, he slipped and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA, where he was hospitalized and treated for an injured shoulder, dislocated right leg, broken left leg, and fractured pelvis.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, SHOULDER, LADDER, SLIP, FALL PROTECTION, HIP, LEG, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310816194			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, farm workers

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