Incident date: 2016-07-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was on a gangway of a transloader. While preparing to load acid into a company chemical hauler cargo tanker, the employee fell from the gangway, approximately 11 feet to 13 feet. The employee was hospitalized with injuries that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate