Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14259816 - Blind employee dies after falling in stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 14259816 -- Report ID: 0625100 -- Event Date: 09/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103619839	09/11/1989	9711	0	White Sands Missle Range ,U.S.Army

Abstract: Employee #1, a blind computer programmer, had been relocated to a new work environment in a different building. At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 23, 1989, Employee #1 was exiting the building's southeast four-riser stairway when he slipped on a rock and fell. Employee #1 died on September 6, of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Keywords: STAIR, HEMORRHAGE, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103619839			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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