Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98028.015 - Employee is electrocuted in grain bin

Accident Summary Nr: 98028.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253731.015	08/10/2017		112120	Yoder Family Farm

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on August 5, 2017, an employee was knocking grain from the interior walls of the grain bin with a metal pole. After the task was completed, the employee climbed to the top of the bin and pulled the 21 feet metal pole out of the bin. He contacted the 4,800v power line approximately 14 feet above his head with the pole and was electrocuted.

Keywords: Agriculture, Electrical, Elevated Work Platform, Grain Bin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253731.015	19	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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