Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83584.015 - Employee falls from grain elevator platform and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 83584.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/09/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1131632.015	03/10/2016		236210	Elite Ag Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 9, 2016, an employee was installing a platform at a grain elevator. Apparently, the employee was transitioning from one location to another and had unhooked his fall protection, six foot positioning lanyard on his DBI SALA harness to transition. The employee fell approximately 30 feet to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Grain Elevator, Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		New project or new addition				38	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1131632.015	62	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 38 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 38 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause:

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