TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection: 555880.015 - Conagra Foods, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 take a break from servicing filters after complaining of dizziness. Employee #1 was working with two other employees. The estimated indoor ambient temperature was 104.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 intended to use the facility installed B arnard and Leas continuous belt driven Manlift to descend the four floors to a b reak area on the fifth floor. When Employee #1 attempted to disembark the manlif t on the fifth floor he failed to make the transition (faltered) and instead sta yed on the manlift. After descending through the floor opening, he started shak ing and dropped to a crouch on the manlift platform before finally letting 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, tramatic bloo d 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 | |||
| 1 | 555880.015 | Fatality | ||||