Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344926 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Grain Elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 201344926 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 11/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312795552	11/21/2008	5153	424510	United Ag Service

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m., on November 21, 2008, Employee #1 was attempting to patch an exterior grain leg (McPherson leg) just below the distributor platform. The platform was approximately 6 ft by 4 ft, with one end of the platform over the main elevator, and the other end over the open side, which was approximately 140 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was killed when part of the guardrail gave way, and he fell from the platform to the ground below. He was not wearing any fall protection equipment.

Keywords: PLATFORM, GRAIN, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, GRAIN ELEVATOR, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312795552			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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