Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 810291 - Employee dies of blood clot after two-step fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 810291 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/11/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18530386	07/06/1988	9512	0	North Carolina Department Of Transportation

Abstract: On March 11, 1988, Employee #1 was standing on a two-step wooden ladder while installing spark plugs under the hood of a truck. The ladder slipped and he fell, striking his lower left abdomen against the right fender of the truck. A blood clot developed and Employee #1 died in the hospital on March 15, 1988.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, MAINTENANCE, ABDOMEN, INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, TRUCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18530386			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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