Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 602573 - Employee killed in fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 602573 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110121019	09/23/1991	2048	0	Golden Rod Feed Mill, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were performing maintenance work on the grain elevator at a feed mill. The last maintenance task was performed at the top of the elevator, which was about 70 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was descending a 39 ft fixed ladder that extended from the mill roof to the top of the elevator. When he was about one-fourth of the way down the ladder, he lost his footing and fell. He landed on the mill roof, and then fell again onto an awning approximately 9 to 10 ft below the roof. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, DESCENDING, FIXED LADDER, FALL, CONCUSSION, GRAIN ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110121019			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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