OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506984

MANHOLE COVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HEADHOUSE,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,MANHOLE,GRAIN BIN,INATTENTION

1984-05-21T00:00:00

Event: MANHOLE COVER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HEADHOUSE,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,MANHOLE,GRAIN BIN,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14506984
Report ID: 830500

Event description

Employee killed in fall through manhole

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 stepped through a collapsed manhole cover, fell 81 feet, and was kil led. The manhole was over an empty storage bin in the headhouse of a grain eleva tor.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
5

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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