Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170568661 - Employee dies after being struck by falling equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 170568661 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/22/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115058901	06/29/1994	5051	0	State Steel Supply Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing equipment to be unloaded. Employee #1 was on an aluminum ladder to hook a clevis; the coworker was handing Employee #1 the chain. Another coworker, a lowboy truck driver, unhooked the equipment before it could be stabilized or secured. Although Employee #1 jumped from the ladder, he was struck in the left lower back area by the falling equipment. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, suffering from a collapsed lung and broken ribs as well as other internal injuries. Employee #1 was recovering when a blood clot broke loose and traveled to his heart. He died.

Keywords: HEART, BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, LUNG, RIB, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115058901			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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