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Amerigas Propane, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Amerigas Propane, Inc. in FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
Employer Amerigas Propane, Inc. Report ID 2016021642
Address 220 Fishermans Wharf, Cave K1 Barge City, State ZIP FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34982
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 27.39000, -80.32000

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

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