Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307311290 - Ward Feed Yard

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307311290

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 07/20/2004

Site Address:
Ward Feed Yard
East Hwy 19
Larned, KS 67550

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box H, Larned, KS 67550

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0211

NAICS: 112112/Cattle Feedlots

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/15/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101343333

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201343605

Event: 07/19/2004

Employee dies in water well pit

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 19, 2004, Employee #1, responsible for maintaining the underground water systems for a feed lot, arrived at the 7-foot deep water well pit. He entered the pit to perform a system check. Employee #1 was found by a coworker later in the afternoon lying unresponsive at the bottom of the water well pit. He had died.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PIT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307311290			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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