Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 999052 - Employee killed in short fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 999052 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126568849	10/04/1996	2063	0	Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop.

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending a fixed metal ladder attached to the side of a hopper at a sugar beet piling station. When he was on the second or third rung from the bottom of the ladder, he fell backward, struck the base of his skull against the ground, and was killed. The ladder was 4 feet long and the distance from the top of the hopper to the ground was 5 feet 7 inches. Depending upon the rung from which Employee #1 fell, the approximate fall distance ranged from 2 feet 7 inches to 3 feet 7 inches. The medical examiner reported the cause of death as a closed head injury with skull fractures and evidence of brain damage.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, DESCENDING, FIXED LADDER, SKULL, METAL LADDER, FALL, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126568849			Fatality	Fracture	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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