OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535611

RED RIVER SUPPLY, INC.

WILLISTON, ND· 1988-04-05T00:00:00

Event: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, OIL RIG, OVERTURN, SILO
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101456366
Employer profile: RED RIVER SUPPLY, INC.
Summary number: 14535611
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee killed in fall from storage silo

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on top of a 40 ft high concrete storage silo that was mounted on top of an 18 ft high oil rig platform. The oil rig platform failed, causing the silo to tip over. Employee #1 fell and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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