Incident date: 2016-10-29
NAICS industry code: 424510

On October 29, 2016, an employee went to the top of the bin and opened the manhole hatch to repair the sweep auger. The employee was later discovered at the bottom of the bin approximately 80 feet below the opening. The employee suffered a broken left leg and fractured vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate