Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064190 - Employee dies of embolism after being struck by falling load

Accident Summary Nr: 170064190 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 12/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126983915	03/18/1997	4231	0	Valley Material Transportation, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to off load aluminum frames from a flatbed truck, when several bundles of frames fell from the truck bed. One 1,500 lb bundle struck Employee #1 across both legs, breaking them and pinning him to the ground. Employee #1 died of an embolism that resulted from his injuries.

Keywords: EMBOLISM, FRACTURE, PINNED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126983915			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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