# Fractures at Gavilon Grain, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161010179` · 10/29/2016 · CLARKS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Gavilon Grain, LLC
- **Location:** 2203 21st Rd, CLARKS, NEBRASKA, 68628
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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