Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129016.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tank truck ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 129016.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489691.015	08/21/2020	1611	237310	111286 - Eagle Valley Incorporated

Abstract: On August 18, 2020, Employee #1, a truck driver employed by a trucking company, arrived at a highway construction company's facility hauling #70 liquid asphalt. He began to prepare to transfer the tanker load to the facility's asphalt tanks. After connecting the facility pump transfer hose to the bottom connection on his tank truck, the employee began to climb the ladder attached to the side of the truck to open the ventilation hatch. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 7 to 7.5 feet, and struck his head and upper torso on the pavement. Three facility employees rendered aid until emergency services arrived. Employee #1 then was transported to the hospital, where he died from fall-related injuries.

Keywords: Asphalt, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Head, Off Loading, Oil Tank, Storage Tank, Struck Against, Tank Truck, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1489691.015	55	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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