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Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017010751 · 1/24/2017 · Highway Transport Chemical, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Highway Transport Chemical, LLC
Location
6175 Riverside Dr. SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
NAICS
484220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A driver was trying to tighten a washout cap on a cargo tank trailer when the washout cap blew off and startled him. He fell off the trailer and broke his right femur, separated his left shoulder and sustained a spleen injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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