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Inspection: 104267570 - Elder Implement Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

 

Inspection Nr: 104267570
Report ID: 0751910
Date Opened: 06/10/1987

Site Address:
Elder Implement Company Inc.
Highway #22
Nichols, IA 52766

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 70, Nichols, IA 52766

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5049

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/15/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360739908

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1002021
Event: 06/09/1987
Employee killed by debris from falling building

Employee #1 and coworkers were on the first floor of a 100-year-old building when the top floor collapsed. Two employees ran out the back door. Employee #1 was struck and buried by falling debris from the back wall and roof, and was killed. Six other employees tried to run out the front door but the door had jammed. They could have been injured by falling debris.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, BUILDING COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, BURIED, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104267570 Fatality Concussion Machinery maintenance occupations
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