Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14320055 - Employee dies of embolism days after being struck by rail

Accident Summary Nr: 14320055 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 02/14/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123187692	03/05/1996	3312	0	Pennsylvania Steel Technologies, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on February 14, 1996, Employee #1 was repairing a pin in a magnet used to lift rails. A rail was pinched under the magnet and when the employee instructed the crane operator to lift the unit, the rail fell, striking Employee #1, who was standing approximately one foot from a rail pile, on the legs and feet. He was admitted to the hospital for observation. The day Employee #1 was discharged, he died of a pulmonary embolism while changing clothes to leave.

Keywords: RAIL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123187692			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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