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Dover Chemical Corporation

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — DOVER, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dover Chemical Corporation in DOVER, OHIO
Employer Dover Chemical Corporation Report ID 2022076399
Address 3676 Davis Road City, State ZIP DOVER, OHIO 44622
Event Date July 21, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # 1611062
GPS Coordinates 40.52000, -81.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing/repairing instrumentation on top of a storage tank. The employee fell from the tank onto the concrete secondary containment structure 12-15 feet below and suffered fractured back vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2022, a worker at Dover Chemical Corporation in DOVER, OHIO suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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