Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360880 - Employee died of sepsis

Accident Summary Nr: 201360880 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302392196	05/26/1999	1799	0	Trumbo, Inc.

Abstract: On May 17, 1999, Employee #1 was welding on a coated steel material which contained lead, but the exposure was minimal. Employee #1 did not feel well and left work. The next day Employee #1 was not feeling better and his family took him to the hospital. Employee #1 died the following day. The autopsy stated that Employee #1 died of sepsis and not of a work-related illness.

Keywords: STEEL, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, LEAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302392196			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Other

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