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Accident: 202532503 - Employee Fractures Legs In Fall From Tanker

Accident: 202532503 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/10/2013
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31718875302/28/20144213Continental Western Transportation Co Inc
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on December 10, 2013, Employee #1 was working for the Continental Western Transportation Company. The employee was opening a tank dome lid, using a pry bar, while on top of a tanker trailer. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell more than 10 ft to the ground. The employee was taken by ambulance to the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, where he was treated for fractures to both his legs. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.
Keywords: tank truck, fracture, fall, lost balance, tank, leg, pry bar
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 317188753 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported

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