Incident date: 2024-01-22
NAICS industry code: 324110

An employee was inspecting trays inside an amine tower vessel to determine what needed to be replaced. The employee climbed down through the 20 percolator trays, going through 18" x 22" openings in the trays, until he reached the third or fourth tray from the bottom. The employee then slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to a metal surface below. The employee sustained injuries to their back, left elbow, and ankles and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Separating and conversion  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate