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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414775

FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,FALL,GRAIN ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR

Event
FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,FALL,GRAIN ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14414775
Report ID
729300

Event description

Employee dies after fall from manlift

Investigation abstract

At about midnight on April 21, 1987, at the end of his normal work shift, Employ ee #1 was descending in a manlift from the headhouse of a grain elevator. At som e point between the top floor and the second floor from the bottom, he fell from the lift. He was found at the bottom of the manlift on the "up" side, and the m anlift was not running. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures and died on May 14, 1987. He had fallen between 26 and 60 ft.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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