Incident date: 2019-09-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

On 9/30/19, an employee went up the ladder of a separator tank. He was on top of the ladder when a pop-off valve released. He was exposed to gas and lost consciousness, falling 20 to 30 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured left fibula, fractured right hip, and ruptured kidney.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate