MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — ROBINSON, ILLINOIS
| Employer | MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC | Report ID | 2017021877 |
| Address | 400 S. MARATHON AVE. | City, State ZIP | ROBINSON, ILLINOIS 62454 |
| Event Date | February 23, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Railroad tracks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.00000, -87.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 2/23/17, at approximately 2:50 PM CST an employee was standing on a standard gauge rail track operating a railcar's handbrake apparatus when the employee lost his footing/slipped and fell on his hip fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 23, 2017, a worker at MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY, LLC in ROBINSON, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with railroad tracks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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