Dominion Gathering and Production

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — PINE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dominion Gathering and Production in PINE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Dominion Gathering and Production Report ID 2018010608
Address Galmish Loading Facility, 14510 Shortline Highway City, State ZIP PINE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA 26419
Event Date January 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 221210 Inspection # 1290615
GPS Coordinates 39.56000, -80.70000

Incident Narrative

On January 18, 2018, at approximately 10:57 a.m., an employee had accessed a stationary gangway to load a railcar with gasoline. While attempting to step 3 to 4 feet over to the railcar, the employee fell 12 feet to the ground, suffering fractured ribs, fractured lower vertebrae, and a partially collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2018, a worker at Dominion Gathering and Production in PINE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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