Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840744 - Employee dies in fall from grain silo

Accident Summary Nr: 840744 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 11/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109631648	11/19/1990	5153	0	Consolidated Grain And Barge Company

Abstract: The grain spout mechanism of a vertical grain silo jammed and could not be operated from the ground. Employee #1 climbed a stepladder to a fixed wooden ladder that was affixed flush to the side of the silo to stop the grain stream. He fell onto the side of a grain box directly below the fixed ladder. Employee #1 died. The fixed ladder did not have clearance in back of either the rungs or cleats, there was no ladder cage or safety device, and the ladder was too narrow. There was nothing to prevent Employee #1's feet from slipping off the ends of the cleats.

Keywords: LADDER, JAMMED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, GRAIN BIN, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109631648			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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