Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201051117 - Employee dies after suffering a cerebral aneurysm

Accident Summary Nr: 201051117 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126170042	04/07/1998	3463	0	Keith-Lack Racing Engine Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 3, 1997, Employee #1, a steelworker, was on a pallet that was being raised by a Hyster forklift, model H 50, serial #B310105R, with a 5,500 lb capacity. He was about 9 ft above the floor, intending to tighten a cable that supported the electrical cable to a 1/2 ton Dayton hoist located at roof level, when he suddenly fell to his knees on the pallet and then dropped to the floor. He suffered head injuries and was taken to Saint Francis Hospital, from where he was referred to UCLA for brain surgery. He died of a cerebral aneurysm on April 9, 1998.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, ANEURYSM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126170042			Fatality	Other	Drilling and boring machine operators

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