PAUL MUELLER COMPANY
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
| Employer | PAUL MUELLER COMPANY | Report ID | 2016054785 |
| Address | 1600 W. PHELPS ST. | City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65802 |
| Event Date | May 27, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332439 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.21000, -93.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was injured on or about May 27, 2016, when an employee was getting ready to remove a base ring from a tank. The employee was standing on a ladder on the truck. A second employee was operating a crane to the west end. When the operator moved the west crane, he bumped into the east crane holding the base ring. The tank on the truck was moved 3 feet knocking the employee on the ladder in the truck off the ladder. The injured employee suffered fractured ribs and damage to the left kidney.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2016, a worker at PAUL MUELLER COMPANY in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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