Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470009 - Employee dies after fall from truck cab

Accident Summary Nr: 14470009 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/26/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17838046	09/04/1985	1542	0	Mellon Stuart Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17837972	09/10/1985	1791	0	Adams Steel Erection Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17838012	09/10/1985	1731	0	Kirby Electric, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17838020	09/10/1985	1622	0	American Bridge Company

Abstract: Employee #1 stepped from the cab of a concrete truck, lost his balance, and went through a standard guardrail system into an open concrete electrical vault. He then fell another 10 or 11 feet onto a concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered abrasions, contusions, and a fractured skull, which caused intercranial hemorrhaging. He was taken to the hospital, where he died as a result of blood clots.

Keywords: HEMORRHAGE, SKULL, LOST BALANCE, GUARDRAIL, FALL, BLOOD CLOT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17838046	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	17837972			Occupation Not Listed
3	17838012			Occupation Not Listed
4	17838020			Occupation Not Listed

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