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Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. in BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2019099690
Address 1125 Bonanza Street City, State ZIP BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA 57717
Event Date September 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Extension ladders
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.93000, -103.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder removing bolts to detach a 15x6 tank from a tank cart arm when he fell 12 feet from the ladder to the concrete below. He landed on his right side, breaking his right wrist and right femur.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2019, a worker at Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. in BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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