Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159007.015 - Employee is killed in fall from tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 159007.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1690713.015	08/10/2023		112511	M&T Farms

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on August 9, 2023, an employee was unloading catfish into the water tanks of a live-haul tanker truck. The employee was working on top of the tanker unloading catfish into the water tanks. The net holding the catfish had a scale attached to it that weighed the load of fish. The employee needed to call the weight out to the truck driver before unlatching the net of fish however he could not see the numbers on the scale, so he started walking backwards to get a better view of the scale. The employee walked backward off the top of the tanker and fell 10 feet onto the gravel road. The employee died due to his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Loading, Road, Tank Truck, Walking Backward, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1690713.015	55	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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