Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201161841 - Employee killed by blood clot caused by fractured ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201161841 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126063171	04/14/2000	7812	0	Big Ed Pictures/Beacon Communication

Abstract: Employee#1 was performing his normally assigned duties as a movie industry "grip", unloading tool boxes from a truck. The truck had a lift gate, and the boxes were large, weighing up to 1000 pounds. As the gate was being lowered, the unrestrained box rolled off the gate and struck Employee #1's leg and ankle. Employee #1 was scheduled for surgery a few days later. The ankle was surgically repaired, and the day Employee #1 was scheduled for discharge, he released a thrombus which occluded his right and left pulmonary arteries, and he died in the hospital.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126063171			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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