Highway Transport Chemical, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Highway Transport Chemical, LLC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Highway Transport Chemical, LLC Report ID 2017010751
Address 6175 Riverside Dr. SW City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30331
Event Date January 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 484220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.70000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

A driver was trying to tighten a washout cap on a cargo tank trailer when the washout cap blew off and startled him. He fell off the trailer and broke his right femur, separated his left shoulder and sustained a spleen injury.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2017, a worker at Highway Transport Chemical, LLC in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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