Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14484943 - EMPLOYEE BROKE ANKLE ON UNEVEN FLOOR; LATER DIED

Accident Summary Nr: 14484943 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 12/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17612664	01/07/1987	3714	0	Trico Products Corp.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20 AM ON DECEMBER 9, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WALKING FROM ONE WORK AREA TO ANOTHER. HE STEPPED ON A SLIGHTLY RAISED (1/2 INCH) PORTION OF FLOORING AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE RECEIVED FIRST AID. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS X-RAYED AND FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN BONE. A CAST WAS APPLIED ON DECEMBER 11TH. ON DECEMBER 25TH THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A BLOOD CLOT WHICH LODGED IN HIS HEART (PULMONARY EMBOLISM) AND KILLED HIM.

Keywords: HEART, BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, FALL, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17612664			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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