Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95786.015 - Employee falls 14 feet from platform ladder and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 95786.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234563.015	05/23/2017		325110	The Dow Chemical Company Dow Texas Operations Freeport

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee used a Carbis Mobile Platform ladder truck to access a release valve that was located at the top of a 20 foot tank. As the employee walked up the ladder, which had no walking platform, he fell approximately 14 feet to the ground. The employee landed on his feet, sustaining a broken heel and fibula.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Floor Opening, Ladder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1234563.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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