Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859790 - One Employee Is Killed, Another Is Injured in Wall Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201859790 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311296784	10/01/2008	2075	311222	Owensboro Grain Company, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was sitting in a tractor trailer waiting for corn to be loaded into the trailer from the 85-ft tall concrete grain tank. Employee #2 turned the crank to allow corn to flow into the trailer. A portion of the grain tank side wall broke away and landed on top of the cab of the vehicle Employee #1 was sitting in, killing Employee #1 instantly. Employee #2 suffered only minor hand injury due to a pipe that broke away from the grain tank during the partial collapse. Employee #2 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CONCRETE PANEL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, HAND, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311296784			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
2	311296784			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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