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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights | ||||
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| Nr: 555880.015 | Report ID: 0524530 | Open Date: 08/05/2012 | ||
| Conagra Foods, Inc. | ||||
| 145 West Broadway Alton, IL 62002 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 311211/Flour Milling | ||||
| Mailing: 145 West Broadway, Alton, IL 62002 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/05/2012 | |
| Close Case: | 02/20/2013 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 485030 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 23815.015 | Event: 08/04/2012 | Employee Is Killed In A Fall From Manlift | ||||
| At 4:00 p.m. on August 4, 2012 Employee #1 was headed to the fifth floor to tak e a break from servicing filters after complaining of dizziness. Employee #1 w as working with two other employees. The estimated indoor ambient temperature was 104.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 intended to use the facility install ed Barnard and Leas continuous belt driven Manlift to descend the four floors t o a break area on the fifth floor. When Employee #1 attempted to disembark the manlift on the fifth floor he failed to make the transition (faltered) and inst ead stayed on the manlift. After descending through the floor opening, he star ted shaking and dropped to a crouch on the manlift platform before finally lett ing go of the handhold. Employee #1 fell from the fourth floor to the basement . This is an estimated height of 60-70 feet. Severe laceration to the head, tr amatic blood loss. Heat Stress was inconclusive as a causal factor. Employee # 1 struck one or more objects while falling. Employee #1 was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: fall, floor opening, heat | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 555880.015 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | |||