Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 33436.015 - Employee falls from the top of a railcar and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 33436.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 11/01/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
721502.015	11/05/2012		424510	Badger Grain Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 1, 2012, an employee climbed onto a catwalk that was located approximately 16 feet above the ground to begin loading railcars with corn. The employee was later found lying on the ground alongside the railcar by a coworker. An autopsy determined that the employee suffered a stroke prior to their fall which resulted in a fractured pelvis and vertebra. The employee died on November 4, 2102.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Pelvis, Railroad Car, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	721502.015	63	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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