OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375330

UNITED COOPERATIVE

BEAVER DAM, WI· 2021-07-19T00:00:00

Event: Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Foot, Fracture, Grain, Ladder, Shoulder, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 424510
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345440952
Employer profile: UNITED COOPERATIVE
Summary number: 221375330
Report ID: 0523300

Event description

Employee falls from ladder while striking grain chute and fr

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on July 19, 2021, Employee #1, employed as a grain elevator laborer at a grain storage facility, was transferring wheat from grain silo 7 to the grain dryer when the wheat stopped flowing. He entered the basement beneath the grain silos and set up a single straight ladder against the wall, with the ladder's feet resting on the smooth concrete floor. He ascended to approximately the fourth rung and struck the silo 7 discharge chute with a hammer to loosen a plug of wheat. The ladder feet slipped on the concrete floor, causing him and the ladder to fall. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his right foot and shoulder. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 61 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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