O & B Tank Co., Inc.

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPEARMAN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at O & B Tank Co., Inc. in SPEARMAN, TEXAS
Employer O & B Tank Co., Inc. Report ID 2017098829
Address Jones Brainard 12-1H City, State ZIP SPEARMAN, TEXAS 79081
Event Date September 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.19000, -101.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was traveling on a lease road making a left hand turn when the tractor trailer shut off completely causing power steering to no longer function. The tractor trailer left the roadway and rolled over onto the passenger side of the vehicle. The employee was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery on vertebrae in the top region of the neck.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2017, a worker at O & B Tank Co., Inc. in SPEARMAN, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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