Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 818054 - Employee later dies of blood clot from crushed leg

Accident Summary Nr: 818054 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/30/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18279000	04/04/1989	1794	0	Utilities System Construction Company Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18279018	04/04/1989	1542	0	Frank J. Rooney Inc.

Abstract: On March 27, 1989, Employee #1 was working in a trench approximately 3 to 5 ft deep by 6 ft wide. He tripped and fell as a piece of concrete reinforced pipe weighing approximately 1,460 lb was being lowered by a Caterpillar 225 trackhoe equipped with an 18 in. wide rock bucket, causing the pipe to hit and rest on his leg. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and admitted for a crushed shin bone. On March 28, 1989, the hospital operated on his leg. On March 30, Employee #1 died of a blood clot.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, TRIPPED, BACKHOE, LEG, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, CONCRETE PIPE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18279000			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers
2	18279018					Occupation Not Listed

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