Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201681723 - Worker Dies After Fall From Top Of Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201681723 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305764862	10/06/2004	4212	484121	Doyle'S Fuel Service Incorporated

Abstract: On October 6, 2004, Employee #1 was loading hot asphalt oil into a tank truck operated by Doyle's Fuel Service Incorporated and was in the process of removing the loading arm/tube from the tanker. He fell eleven ft six in. from the top of the tank truck onto the pavement. Employee #1 talked to four people after the accident but did not remember the fall or any of the circumstances. He died three hours later in a local hospital. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: tank truck, heat, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, driver, truck, fall, asphalt

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305764862			Fatality	Puncture	Truck drivers, heavy

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