Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103484.015 - Employee falls from tanker's top platform and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 103484.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1294704.015	02/12/2018		424710	Associated Asphalt Partners, Llc

Abstract: At 12:03 a.m. on February 12, 2018, a truck driver was filling a tanker truck with asphalt. As the employee was standing on the tanker's top platform, he fell approximately 11 feet and struck his head on the ground. The employee suffered a contusion to his brainstem and spinal cord; fractured cervical vertebra; and craniocervical dislocation. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Keywords: Brain, Driver, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Head, Spine, Tank Truck, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1294704.015	38	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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