OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428972

FISCHER TANKS LLC

KALEVA, MI· 2021-12-14T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Lost Balance, Neck, Propane, Tank, Tractor Trailer, Unloading
NAICS: 332420
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345735278
Employer profile: FISCHER TANKS LLC
Summary number: 221428972
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee fractures neck in fall

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee was unloading propane tanks from a tractor trailer with a crane and was standing on top of the tanks when he lost his balance and fell approximately ten feet to the trailer. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured neck.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 51 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7056

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