Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655670 - Employee dies of head injuries after falling from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 655670 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109622233	12/14/1993	5171	0	Exxon Co., U.S.A.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109622431	01/20/1994	1711	0	Fraser Engineering Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 13, 1993, Employee #1 was standing on top of a tanker truck during an air purging operation. He had placed the loading arm into the tanker truck opening and was holding onto it while waiting for instructions to open the loading arm valve. The loading arm struck Employee #1 with a violent upward movement, knocking him off the top of the tanker truck. He fell approximately 9 ft to the pavement and struck his head. On December 20, 1993 he died in the hospital from serious head injuries

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HEAD, PURGING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109622233			Fatality	Concussion	Miscellaneous plant and system operators
2	109622431					Occupation Not Listed

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