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Petroleum Service Corporation

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures and dislocations — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Petroleum Service Corporation in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Employer Petroleum Service Corporation Report ID 20231211748
Address 4999 Scenic HWY (Exxon Mobil Chemical Refinery), Bldg. 8 City, State ZIP BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70805
Event Date December 30, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and dislocations Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.49000, -91.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.

Incident Summary

On December 30, 2023, a worker at Petroleum Service Corporation in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures and dislocations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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