OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221359102

KRATON CHEMICAL, LLC.

PANAMA CITY, FL· 2021-05-23T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Broken, Broken Bone, Chemical, Concrete Surface, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fibula, Fracture, Leg, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Operator, Platform, Raised platform, Slip, Slippery Surface, Tank, Technician, Tibia, Walk Platform, Walking Surface, Work Platform, Work Surface
NAICS: 325194
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345335814
Employer profile: KRATON CHEMICAL, LLC.
Summary number: 221359102
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee breaks leg in slip, fall off chemical tank platform

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 p.m. on May 23, 2021, an employee working as a chemical technician for a chemical manufacturer was opening a vent on top of a chemical storage tank. While stepping off of the platform beside the tank, the employee slipped and fell over 2 feet to the concrete below. The employee broken his left tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
224

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