Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-25	Morris	Il	H.B. Fuller Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking the washout cap on top of a tanker truck trailer when they fell off the top of the trailer.
2021-09-29	Huron	Sd	Dakota Turkey Growers, L.L.C.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down from a tanker-type truck. The employee slipped from the tanker's fixed ladder and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, hitting concrete and suffering fractures to the skull, a shoulder blade, and a back vertebra.
2021-09-27	Galena Park	Tx	World Energy Biox Biofuels	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was on top of a tanker trailer, trying to vent the truck for loading. When the employee released the camlock fitting, the cap blew off and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose, a fractured orbit, and a laceration to the cheek.
2021-08-30	Flowery Branch	Ga	Bulkmatic LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A driver was preparing to unload a tanker trailer into a customer's silo. When the driver removed a cap from the customer's air supply, pressure caused the cap to hit the driver's right leg. Their right leg was broken and lacerated.
2021-08-26	Ozark	Ar	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-07-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Tidewater Transit Co Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On July 23, 2021, an employee was descending from a tanker trailer ladder in heavy rain. He slipped and turned his ankle on a curb, suffering fractures to the ankle and the lower leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Dallas	Tx	DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC	Multiple body parts	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee used a safety cage with a gangway stair that is attached to an overhead catwalk and lowered onto the tanker truck to disconnect a hose on top of the tanker and close the tanker. The truck started moving back while the employee was on top of the truck and her legs were caught between the tanker trailer and the lowered gangway stair. The employee suffered two broken bones in the right leg, a fractured left leg, and a fractured spine.
2021-07-15	Cambridge	Ma	LCL Bulk Transport Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pumping a load of chocolate off a tanker. The dairy valve sucked in, injuring his right index and middle fingers and causing an amputation to a fingertip.
2021-07-15	West Memphis	Ar	Qualiwash Holdings	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to clean a chemical tanker when a pressure release occurred, spraying the employee with acrylic acid and resulting in chemical burns to their legs and abdomen.
2021-06-17	Tucker	Ga	Alchemy-Spetec LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was unloading a tanker full of chemicals into a storage tank. During this process, a pipe at the base of the tank broke and the chemical began running into the containment chamber. One of the employee's attempted to plug the leak with a piece of wood when the air pressure caused the material to discharge in a vaporized form. A second employee entered the area to offer their assistance. Both employees suffered irritation to their respiratory systems and eyes. One employee was hospital
2021-06-16	Midvale	Ut	Savage Services Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down an access ladder on a tanker trailer. He fell approximately 6 feet to the ground.
2021-05-10	Willow Springs	Il	Rowell Chemical Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Employees were transferring chlorine containing material from a storage tank into a tanker truck. Chlorine containing air escaped and two employees were hospitalized for lung damage due to chlorine exposure.
2021-04-30	Yazoo City	Ms	Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending the ladder on a tanker truck after opening the vent on the truck and missed the bottom step. The employee fell to ground and landed on his feet. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and a dislocated ankle.
2021-04-18	Dumas	Ar	Protein for Pets Opco LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was preparing to unload the contents of a tanker. He climbed the tanker ladder to cut off the seal and loosen wing nuts to allow the tanker to pump off. His hand slipped and he fell 8 to 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured left arm and three broken left ribs. Has was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-04-08	Bozeman	Mt	Darigold	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading milk into the milk tanker from the silos. The employee noticed a leak on the valve stem and went to stop the leak by tapping it. The valve closed on his left ring fingertip and amputated it.
2021-02-28	Miami	Fl	SwissportSA Fuel Services	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee missed a step while climbing down from a tanker truck and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right elbow.
2021-02-24	Abbotsford	Wi	Henry G. Meigs LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 24, 2021, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was climbing down a fixed ladder attached to a 40-foot long bulk tanker trailer while carrying a steel five-gallon bucket approximately half full of asphalt material. Due to the bucket's weight, the employee dropped the bucket onto the ground while stepping down onto the fourth ladder rung. While releasing the bucket, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 4.5 feet to the crushed rock grade, resulting in a shattered lef
2021-02-24	Baytown	Tx	Century Terminals	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was transferring hot oil from a tanker truck to a tank storage unit when back pressure in the hose caused oil to spill over onto the employee's forearms. The employee sustained second degree burns to both forearms.
2021-02-11	Watford City	Nd	DNB Energy Services	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was working at the back of a tanker trailer with a handheld impact tool. A flash fire ignited due to the friction from the impact tool and the fumes mixing, resulting in 2nd-degree burns to approximately 15% of the employee's body.
2021-02-01	Triadelphia	Wv	Brennan Services	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Employees had been pumping out oil and gas waste water from a tanker truck. Vapors/fumes from the condensate mixed in with the waste water caught fire when a torpedo heater started up and a spark shot out of the back. Two employees sustained multiple second and third degree burns and were hospitalized.
2020-10-12	Waco	Tx	Knife River	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A team member was unhooking the asphalt oil supply line from a tanker truck when hot asphalt oil sprayed onto his hands and arms causing burns that required hospitalization.
2020-09-30	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Everglades Waste Removal Services LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning the inside of a tanker trailer and became disoriented and unresponsive due to gases inside the tanker.
2020-09-26	La Belle	Mo	LABELLE DAIRY, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing a tanker of milk and pushing the valve in to lock it in place when his right index finger was caught in the valve mechanism and amputated.
2020-09-22	Sauget	Il	Illini Environmental Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A truck driver was attempting to drain waste milk from a tanker into a designated disposal area. The liquid in the tanker would not drain and the driver contacted the injured employee for assistance. The injured employee drove to the disposal site to investigate. The disposal site (owned & operated by a separate employer) provided a PVC pipe with a scoop at the end of it for the injured employee to take a sample of the liquid in the tanker to determine why the liquid would not drain. The injured
2020-09-03	Pasadena	Tx	Trimac Transportation	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was being trained on transferring acid from one tanker truck to another. He was connecting hoses and fittings between the trucks when nitric acid from the open end of one of the lines splashed onto his right arm. The employee was hospitalized for third degree chemical burns to 2.5% of the employee's right arm.
2020-08-29	Shreveport	La	Duncan Thompson Transportation LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill after loading diesel onto a tanker trailer. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-08-18	Brooklyn	Oh	Apolis Transport Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from the top of a tanker trailer, landing on the ground about 8-10 feet below. The employee suffered a bruised right shoulder and a cut above the right eyebrow that required stitches.
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
An employee was grinding/welding inside a tanker truck tank. An explosion blew out the aluminum head and it struck the employee, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a broken collarbone, broken ribs, and brain swelling.
2020-08-10	Oshkosh	Wi	Pepsi Beverages Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee opened a T-handle valve on a tanker truck. The running pump caused the valve to slam shut on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the tip.
2020-07-02	Van Buren	Arkansas	Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for renal failure and dehydration after offloading tankers.
2020-05-20	Monmouth	Illinois	Smithfield Farmland, Corp.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
At about 2:50 p.m. on May 20, 2020, an employee was loading broth from a holding tank into a tanker trailer in an animal feed department. As the trailer became full, the employee began to remove the load hose from the trailer connection and was sprayed by the broth, suffering burns to the right arm, the torso, and the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-17	Kenton	Ohio	Strawser Construction, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder on a tanker truck. The pneumatic guardrail system on the top of the truck retracted and struck the employee. The employee fell to the ground, suffering broken bones.
2020-04-30	Geismar	Louisiana	Transport Service Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning the inside of a tanker truck and passed out, requiring hospitalization.
2020-04-10	Charleston	West Virgini	United Dairy	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A valve on a tanker truck actuated while an employee was putting in a part. It amputated about 1/8 inch of the employee's fingertip.
2020-01-17	Ruffs Dale	Pennsylvania	Grammer Industries	Whole body	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Three employees were attempting to fix a leaking valve on a tanker truck that contained butane when a flash fire ignited, causing burns to 90 percent of the employees' bodies.
2019-09-13	Aledo	Texas	Texas Materials Group	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On September 13, 2019, at 9:50 A.M., an employee was disconnecting a hose from an asphaltic cement tanker when hot asphaltic cement material contacted and burned his hands, arms, and knees. The tanker valve was not closed at the time of the incident.
2019-09-10	Attalla	Alabama	Good Hope Contracting Co, Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A truck driver along with another employee had just finished draining a tanker. They were unhooking the hose from the tanker when hot liquid asphalt struck the driver's arm causing severe burns. The driver was hospitalized.
2019-08-21	La Joya	Texas	Terra Firma Materials	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was offloading petroleum gas from a tanker when the oil-based petroleum gas liquid sprayed him as he removed the hose. He sustained chemical burns to both arms.
2019-08-12	Clarksville	Arkansas	Water Tech, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading 50 percent sodium hydroxide from a tanker truck when he became hot and sat down to cool off and drink water. He was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion.
2019-08-09	Mobile	Alabama	Railroad Resource Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was filling a tanker with hot asphalt when the asphalt blew back and struck his face under his face shield. He suffered burns to his face and upper body.
2019-07-28	West Point	Mississippi	Southern Ionics Incorporated	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell about 10 feet to the ground while loading a tanker trailer, resulting in a broken left forearm.
2019-07-24	Cordele	Georgia	Synergy Solutions Crisp County, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was standing on top of a tanker truck while filling it with ethanol using a gravity-fed mechanism. As the employee was filling the ethanol through the top hatchway of the tanker truck, a flash fire occurred. The employee's shirt caught on fire and the employee jumped approximately 12 feet from the top of the tanker truck to the earthen ground below. The employee sustained burns to his torso and arms, as well as a fractured left leg.
2019-06-11	Joplin	Missouri	Sani Kleen Tank Wash	Foot (feet)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was washing the inside of a tanker with a high-pressure hose when he lost control of the hose and jumped off the top of the trailer. He suffered a shattered left foot.
2019-04-06	Refugio	Texas	Roywell LLC	Jaw, chin	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was transferring chemicals from a chemical tote into a tanker truck when the hose whipped out of the tote and struck the employee on the chin. The employee's jaw was broken.
2019-04-03	Cordova	Illinois	W-S Industrial Services	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On April 3, 2019, at about 9:10 a.m., a temporary employee was hydro-blasting inside a tanker trailer when he slipped backward. The hydro-lance crossed his left foot, causing lacerations that required hospitalization.
2019-03-12	Houston	Texas	Valero Terminaling & Distribution Company	Multiple body parts	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing to load asphalt into a truck. The employee was about to line up the hose into the opening of the truck when the asphalt in the tanker flashed causing second degree burns to the employee's face and arms.
2019-03-12	Miles City	Montana	PFP Industries	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell off an 18-foot-tall tanker to the concrete floor, suffering a broken skull and five broken ribs.
2019-03-11	Kingston	New York	Suburban Propane, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was loading propane into a tanker truck at the end of the day. When the fill valve was opened, propane from the hose hit the employee on the left side of his chest, causing a cold burn.
2019-02-19	Channahon	Illinois	T.A.C., INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was on top of a trailer inside a wash bay area, loosening bolts to the trailer's open dome lid. The employee was found on top of the tanker unconscious and was hospitalized for respiratory failure and cardiac arrest due to toluene exposure.
2019-02-13	Williston	North Dakota	Stellar Field Service, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion
Two employees were using a propane torch to thaw a valve on a water tanker trailer. There was an explosion and both employees were burned.
2019-01-12	Bryan	Texas	Knife River Corporation South	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was loading a tanker truck with hot asphalt oil. The hose came loose and splashed the employee with hot asphalt oil causing third degree burns to the arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-02	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	LCL Bulk Transport	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was offloading chocolate from a tanker truck when the valve assembly closed on his finger, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.
2018-09-07	Franklin	Ohio	ChemGroup, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was delivering sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to a customer by tanker truck. The customer directed the employee to the incorrect unloading station, and the sodium hypochlorite was unloaded into a hydrofluorosilicic acid tank. The chemicals were incompatible and produced chlorine gas, which the employee inhaled.
2018-08-20	Atlanta	Georgia	Eye Productions Inc. Div of CBS Corporation	Brain	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting a stunt that required him to roll off the wheel well of a tanker truck moving at 15 miles an hour and to be dragged. He bounced off the wheel well, causing his feet to hit first and flipping him upside down. His head struck the pavement and he was dragged a short distance as the truck he was tethered to came to a stop. He suffered head trauma, causing pressure in the brain.
2018-07-24	Monroe	Louisiana	SINDLE TRUCKING, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was preparing to unload the trailer on his tanker when his foot was caught in a tangled cable on the ground. He fell to the ground, breaking his right hip.
2018-07-19	Jonesboro	Arkansas	Asphalt Producers LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing to unload liquid asphalt from the tanker truck into the storage tank at the asphalt plant. Hot oil splashed onto the employee after the cap was removed to hook up the hose. The employee sustained burns to the arms and shoulders (4.5% of his body). The safety valve was not closed at the time of the incident.
2018-07-18	Kingfisher	Oklahoma	Devon Energy Corporation	Multiple body parts	Explosion
While flushing chemical from a tanker truck an explosion occurred that burned three employees. One of the injured employees was hospitalized with burns to the face and hands.
2018-07-15	Dallas	Texas	Oak Farms Dairy	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was pumping raw milk from a tanker truck into a silo when he noticed a connection was leaking. He stood in front of the pipe to tighten the clamp when the pipe separated from the clamp, striking him in the lower abdomen. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-27	Gordon	Georgia	Choice Transporation of Middle Georgia, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off the top of a liquid tanker/trailer while washing it and sustained a head injury. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2018-06-17	Lubbock	Texas	Hydrite Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was at the end of a trans-load (transferring from railcar to tanker truck) of nitric acid when a line broke, exposing him to nitric acid burns on his legs.
2018-06-11	Kosciusko	Mississippi	RJ'S Transportation	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A truck driver with RJ's Transportation was unloading 93% sulfuric acid from the tanker truck to a holding tank at a customer site. Pressure lines failed and acid was released striking and burning the employee. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was not worn at the time.
2018-05-07	Paulsboro	New Jersey	DANA CONTAINER, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a tanker truck with a water hose preparing to clean it when the water was turned on. The force of the water caused him to fall from the trailer, fracturing his right hip. The employee's lanyard was not secured at the time of the incident.
2018-04-25	Dalton	Georgia	PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading a railcar to a tanker truck when 50% sodium hydroxide splashed in the employee's eye and face, causing chemical burns.
2018-04-17	Catoosa	Oklahoma	Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was preparing to take a sample from a tanker truck when a reaction occurred, causing the vapor inside the tank to combust. He received second and third degree burns to his hands, arms, and the top of his head.
2018-02-21	Kewaunee	Wisconsin	Pagels Ponderosa Dairy LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 21, 2018, an employee was attempting to close the valve on a milk tanker trailer when pressure in the trailer pulled his right middle finger between the valve and the trailer, pinching it and resulting in an amputation.
2018-01-29	Odessa	Texas	Green Industrial Cleaning, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pressure washing in an acid tank tanker and sustained chemical burns.
2018-01-16	Geismar	Louisiana	Honeywell, Inc	Head	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee and his driving partner were disconnecting a tanker trailer from their tractor. Due to the weather conditions, the release handles on the fifth wheel coupling had ice build-up on them. The employee was disengaging the fifth wheel with a fifth wheel puller when the puller slipped. This caused the employee to lose his balance, falling backward and striking his head on an adjacent trailer. He suffered a head laceration and was hospitalized.
2018-01-03	Union	Missouri	Huellinghoff Brothers, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was starting to ventilate a tractor trailer tanker. Anhydrous ammonia vapors were to be ventilated before filling the tanker with propane. When the employee started to hook up the fan, leftover liquid anhydrous ammonia in the lines splashed him and caused first and third degree chemical burns.
2018-01-03	Lancaster	Ohio	BBU Environmental Services Ltd.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Vehicle or machinery fire
Employees were trying to thaw and open a frozen valve on a tanker. The tanker truck engine was running in the shop. One employee vented the tank and released volatile hydrocarbons, causing the engine to run away and catch fire. Other volatiles exploded, blowing the building apart and igniting the tanker engine. The injured employee had just started to run out of the building when the explosion happened. The force of the explosion caused the employee to be thrown approximately 20 feet from the bu
2017-09-27	Baytown	Texas	Vertex Energy	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was filling a tanker trailer with used oil that was being pumped from a larger stationary tank. He climbed the trailer-mounted ladder to open the dome hatch to check on the filling process. When he released one of the dome hatch cover clips, the lid was blown open from built-up pressure inside the tank. He was thrown from the ladder to the ground, hitting his head and neck and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-21	Mansfield	Ohio	Clean Water Environmental LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On September 21, 2017, an employee was exiting from the top of a tanker truck and fell from the truck's fixed ladder, suffering a concussion, rib fractures, and a possible collapsed lung. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-09-20	Summit	Illinois	T.A.C. Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of a catwalk to the ground while going to clean a tanker truck, suffering severe body injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2017-08-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Univar USA, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was disconnecting a hose from a pressurized railcar tanker when sulfuric acid sprayed from the tanker's attachment tube up the sleeves of the chemical jacket he was wearing. He suffered chemical burns to the arms and upper body, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-06	Lyman	Wyoming	Wise Services Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was off-loading water from a lake tank into the company tanker. While standing at the rear of the tanker, the employee stepped over a hose to check the process. As the employee's weight shifted, the rear (left) leg slipped in the mud and the employee fell, fracturing the left patella and requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-25	Milan	Ohio	Coles Energy	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was on top of the tanker truck loading fuel into the tanker. The vapors ignited causing an explosion and throwing the employee 20 feet into the air. The employee suffered third degree burns, broken bones and internal bleeding.
2017-02-21	Pecos	Texas	Pate Trucking Co., LLC	Head and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a tanker uphill when the truck started rolling back down the hill and jack-knifed. The tanker rolled over, and the employee suffered a concussion and internal injuries.
2017-02-19	Stephenville	Texas	Western Dairy Transport, LLC	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was underneath a tanker trailer checking the 5th wheel hook up and struck the back of his head. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and skull fracture.
2017-02-02	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Sun Chemical Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a tanker while changing the caps, suffering a head injury.
2017-01-08	Auburndale	Florida	Cutrale Citrus Juices USA, Inc.	Knee(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was stepping off a tanker trailer ladder to the ground when she twisted and fractured her left knee.
2016-10-09	Cambridge	Ohio	Petta Enterprises, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
At approximately 2:30 a.m., an employee was power washing the inside of a tanker. The employee got out of the tanker and said it smelled foul. Monitoring was done and no hazardous atmospheres were detected. The employee re-entered the tanker and approximately 10 minutes upon return he passed out. The employee was hospitalized and treated.
2016-09-28	Prairieville	Louisiana	Excel Maintenance Services Inc	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing a tanker truck to be loaded with caustic. While the tanker was being filled, it was discovered that a valve near the end of the tanker was not closed and was leaking caustic. The employee was attempting to close the valve on the tanker when the soles of his shoes began disintegrating from contact with caustic. He suffered chemical burns to his feet and was hospitalized.
2016-09-22	Atlanta	Georgia	Dillon Transport, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
Am employee was climbing a ladder on a tanker truck when he fell to the ground and injured his back, neck, shoulder, and head.
2016-09-21	Rising City	Nebraska	Tuls Dairy - Butler County Dairy, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
After filling up the milk tanker truck, the employee was closing the plunger valve by hand. The employee's finger was over the edge of the flange, and when the valve was sucked in it amputated the right middle fingertip.
2016-09-09	Casco	Wisconsin	Dairy Dreams, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While loading milk into a tanker truck, an employee's right middle fingertip was pinched and partially amputated between a valve and the tanker truck wall.
2016-09-08	Rome	New York	Sovena USA	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting a valve on a tanker truck when the valve closed and removed the right index fingertip.
2016-08-30	Waco	Texas	Martin Marietta	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While climbing out of the tanker truck, an employee missed a step and fell to the ground fracturing their femur.
2016-08-15	Freeport	Texas	Veolia	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was sitting in a vacuum truck that was next to a tanker trailer containing hot water. The trailer's legs sank into the ground and the tank rolled, allowing water to splash through the driver side of the employee's truck. He suffered second degree burns to his left arm and left leg.
2016-08-01	Houston	Texas	Reichhold LLC 2	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 1, 2016, an employee was cleaning the outside of a tanker truck when he became overheated. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
2016-07-26	Thomas	Oklahoma	Roywell Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a gangway of a transloader. While preparing to load acid into a company chemical hauler cargo tanker, the employee fell from the gangway, approximately 11 feet to 13 feet. The employee was hospitalized with injuries that required surgery.
2016-07-10	Chicago	Illinois	American Sugar Refining Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of a tanker truck to the ground, breaking an ankle.
2016-07-01	Millinocket	Maine	Tolman Construction	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring diesel fuel from the middle tank of a fuel truck to the forward tank using a barrel pump when a fire/explosion occurred. The fire/explosion threw the employee off the tanker to the ground and ignited his clothing, causing second and third degree burns to his body and arms.
2016-06-21	Clarksville	Arkansas	RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS - TYSON FOODS, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was observing a coworker while on a platform used to load fat or mill to tanker trucks when he fell from an elevation of 10 to 12 feet to the concrete surface below. He suffered a head injury.
2016-05-24	Augusta	Wisconsin	Bush Brothers and Company	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was backfilling sugar from a sugar silo into a tanker truck when a lock on one of the trailer hatches gave way and released significant air pressure, throwing the employee to the ground. The employee broke the lower left arm and right wrist, requiring surgery.
2016-05-22	Hugoton	Kansas	Kansas Dairy Ingredients Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right hand was suctioned while unloading a tanker resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2016-05-12	Saraland	Alabama	Premere Tank Wash	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a valve on a tanker trailer. Chloroacetic acid came out of the valve and burned the top side of the employee's right arm.
2016-04-14	Orange	Texas	Honeywell	Head and neck	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring wax from a storage tank into a tanker truck. The employee opened a valve that was under pressure and a fire occurred. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the face and neck.
2015-11-25	Canton	Ohio	Drasc Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell four to six feet from the top of the tanker truck breaking ribs and the left elbow.
2015-11-09	Kimberton	Pennsylvania	Maust Trucking	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder on a tanker trailer when the ladder rungs broke, causing the employee to fall backwards. The employee sustained broken ribs and a fractured scapula.
2015-10-27	Madison	Illinois	General Resource Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from the top of a tanker trailer when he fell eight-nine feet and broke his heel.