Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1000934 - Employee dies of heart failure after surgery for broken leg

Accident Summary Nr: 1000934 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 06/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111162731	06/15/1994	4812	0	North State Telephone Company

Abstract: A cable reel weighing in excess of 5,000 lb fell while being loaded, striking Employee #1's left leg and breaking both bones. He died 2 days later in the hospital after surgery from heart failure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CARDIAC ARREST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111162731			Fatality	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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