Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200981355 - Worker Strikes Neck Against Truck, Later Dies from Clot

Accident Summary Nr: 200981355 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 08/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314514340	09/23/2013	1389	213112	Rebel Testing Inc

Abstract: On August 1, 2013, Employee #1, a 29-year-old male with Rebel Testing Inc., was working with a coworker who began to lift a well water pump off the bed of a truck before Employee #1 was ready to assist with the lift. The end of the pump, near Employee #1, began to fall off the truck. Employee #1 attempted to catch the pump before it hit the ground. The weight the pump forced Employee #1 to strike his neck area against the vehicle. Employee #1 later died of a blood clot in the brain, as a result of this event.

Keywords: LOADING, BLOOD CLOT, STRUCK AGAINST, TRUCK, NECK, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314514340			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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