Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 565556 - Employee dies after fall through manway

Accident Summary Nr: 565556 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103372280	11/29/1991	2048	0	Purina Mills, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was riding a manlift from the seventh to the second floor in a feed mill. He apparently mis-stepped when he attempted to exit on the second floor and fell through the manway. His body contacted the first floor guardrail and continued to the concrete floor in the basement, a total fall distance of 25 ft. Employee #1 died in the hospital about an hour later of asphyxiation from a crushed chest.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CRUSHED, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103372280			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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