Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360864 - Employee killed in fall from elevator shaft ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201360864 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302392295	06/08/1999	2075	0	Bunge Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 used the out-of-service elevator to access the gallery on top of silos 5 through 9, in order to take inventory. After taking inventory, Employee #1 used the elevator shaft ladder to access silos 1 through 4, in order to take inventory. Employee #1 fell while descending the 135-foot access ladder. Employee #1 was found dead approximately 15 minutes later at the bottom of the elevator shaft.

Keywords: LADDER, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302392295			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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