Walthall Oil Company

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walthall Oil Company in FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Walthall Oil Company Report ID 2023021484
Address 711 John Anderson Highway City, State ZIP FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA 32136
Event Date February 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1652317
GPS Coordinates 29.46000, -81.14000

Incident Narrative

A truck driver was delivering fuel to a vendor and got stuck in mud in the yard. The employee attached his tractor trailer to a front-end loader to free it from the mud. The front-end loader reversed and the employee was crushed between both vehicles. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken humerus, a kidney injury, and an open wound.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2023, a worker at Walthall Oil Company in FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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