Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was removing spouts on a decommissioned grain elevator. While the employee was removing the last spout, the grain elevator collapsed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet, suffering a fractured femur, shattered left heel, and facial lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Grain elevator interiors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate