Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96565.015 - Employee Falls From Barge And Fractures Spine

Accident Summary Nr: 96565.015 -- Report ID: 0950671 -- Event Date: 06/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1241185.015	06/21/2017		483211	Sause Bros., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:25 p.m. on June 18, 2017, Employee #1 was using a gangway/accommodation ladder to transition from a barge to a refinery wharf. While transitioning from the vertical ladder to the adjustable gangway, he fell approximately 7 feet to the deck of the barge. Employee #1 sustained a fracture of the L4 vertebrae and second degree burns. The burns through his clothing were caused when he contacted the hot surface and waited for emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was underwent burn treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: barge, burn, decking, fall, fracture, ladder, ship, spine, struck against, vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury
1	1241185.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury

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