Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174089.015 - Employee falls from tanker trailer while climbing down ladde

Accident Summary Nr: 174089.015 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 08/15/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1769499.015	08/16/2024		311615	George'S Foods, Llc

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on August 15, 2024, Employee #1 had climbed a fixed ladder attached to a tanker trailer to connect a discharge hose. While descending the ladder, the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the blacktop surface below, striking his head. Emergency services responded to the scene, but the employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced dead.

Keywords: Brain, Climbing on Ladder, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fixed Ladder, Flatbed Trailer, Ground, Head, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Tank, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1769499.015	51	M	Fatality

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