Incident date: 2019-09-19
NAICS industry code: 115114

An employee was sealing the roof vent on a grain bin (about 24 feet above the ground) for fumigation. The weld holding the employee's fall protection anchor point failed; the employee fell from the roof of the bin, suffering broken bones in the ankle, heel, and pelvis on the left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate