Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201344926 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Grain Elevator
Accident: 201344926 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 11/21/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312795552 | 11/21/2008 | 5153 | United Ag Service | ||||
At approximately 8:30 a.m., on November 21, 2008, Employee #1 was attempting to patch an exterior grain leg (McPherson leg) just below the distributor platform. The platform was approximately 6 ft by 4 ft, with one end of the platform over the main elevator, and the other end over the open side, which was approximately 140 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was killed when part of the guardrail gave way, and he fell from the platform to the ground below. He was not wearing any fall protection equipment. | |||||||
Keywords:
platform, grain, fall, fall protection, grain elevator, grain bin
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 312795552 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Laborers, except construction |