Incident date: 2017-09-01
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was descending into a tank using a permanent fixed ladder when he received an electrical shock, which caused him to lose his grip on the ladder and fall. He fell approximately 20 feet and struck a platform. He then bounced off the platform handrail and fell another 8 feet to the bottom of the tank, suffering shoulder, rib, and back injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate