Marathon Petroleum Company
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Cuts, lacerations - MARIETTA, Ohio
| Employer | Marathon Petroleum Company |
| Address | 17960 Ohio 7 |
| City, State ZIP | MARIETTA, Ohio 45750 |
| Report ID | 2021064818 |
| Event Date | June 14, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424720 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.40237, -81.47293 |
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Incident Narrative
A driver was doing maintenance on the gladhand connections on the front of a tank trailer. While climbing up to the catwalk area with a tire thumper and a razorblade knife (to rough up the rubber grommet to create a better seal), he fell. He landed on both feet on the fuel tank steps behind the cab. The tire thumper drove the pocketknife into his left little finger, causing a laceration near the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On June 14, 2021, a worker at Marathon Petroleum Company in MARIETTA, Ohio suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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