Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99509.015 - Employee falls from tanker and suffers a head and neck injur

Accident Summary Nr: 99509.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267952.015	09/29/2017		213112	Vertex Energy

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 27, 2017, an employee was filling a tanker trailer with used oil and it started to build up pressure due to a relief valve malfunction. The employee tried to open the dome hatch on top of the trailer and it blew open, knocking him off the ladder mounted to the side of the trailer. The employee suffered a head and neck injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Oil Tank, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1267952.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury

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