Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850840 - Employee injured while moving heavy crate, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200850840 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300620309	05/07/1999	8744	0	Port Parties Ltd.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on April 12, 1999, Employee #1, a freight handler, and two coworkers were lifting a 400 to 700 lb crate. They were setting it down to add more materials when the crate slipped and all its weight shifted onto Employee #1. He tried to keep the crate from falling, tearing his right shoulder and chest muscles. He was transported to St. Clare's Hospital, where he died on April 25, 1999. The death certificate stated the cause of death as cardiac arrest caused by pneumonia that resulted from an lung cancer.

Keywords: CHEST, LOADING, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CRATE, WORK RULES, SLIP, INFECTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, RESPIRATORY TRACT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300620309			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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