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Fair Oil Company

Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fair Oil Company in MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Fair Oil Company Report ID 2016021692
Address 1700 Sellers Highway City, State ZIP MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI 39654
Event Date February 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Fire, flame
Industry (NAICS) 484230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.54000, -90.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pumping fuel from his truck to an aboveground tank when the system malfunctioned and the fuel leaked, causing the truck to catch on fire. To avoid the fire, the employee quickly exited the truck and hit the ground, breaking his leg.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2016, a worker at Fair Oil Company in MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other jump to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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