Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 784710 - Employee injured in fall while cleaning tanker trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 784710 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302401377	05/15/2000	2047	0	Tyson Shared Services Inc Dba Tyson Foods Inc Truc

Abstract: At 10:35 a.m. on May 9, 2000, Employee #1, age 19, was using a high pressure sprayer to clean the inside of a tanker trailer. He either was standing on platforms near the top of the trailer or was on the fixed ladder on the side of the trailer. Employee #1 apparently became overcome by the smell of the chicken blood being hauled in the trailer and fell from the trailer. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, VAPOR, CLEANING, INHALATION, TRUCK, DIZZINESS, FALL, OVEREXPOSURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302401377			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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