Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112748.015 - Employee knocked over top guardrail by pressurized air, fall

Accident Summary Nr: 112748.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372354.015	01/11/2019		237310	Dunn Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:55 p.m. on January 8, 2019, an employee was releasing pressure from a pressurized trailer tank top. At some point, after the first and second latches were released, the third latch was inadvertently released and the pressure in the tank knocked the employee over the top guardrail. The employee fell and received a fractured wrist and back and spleen injuries. The employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fracture, Guardrail, High Pressure, Spleen, Tank, Trailer, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1372354.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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