Amerigas Propane, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - FORT PIERCE, Florida
| Employer | Amerigas Propane, Inc. |
| Address | 220 Fishermans Wharf, Cave K1 Barge |
| City, State ZIP | FORT PIERCE, Florida 34982 |
| Report ID | 2016021642 |
| Event Date | February 22, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 |
| Inspection # | 1128855 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.45715, -80.32344 |
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Incident Narrative
On February 22, 2016, at about 10:39 a.m., an employee was delivering a propane gas tank when he fell from the gangway to a barge and into the water, injuring his eye. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a possible eye socket fracture.
Incident Summary
On February 22, 2016, a worker at Amerigas Propane, Inc. in FORT PIERCE, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.
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