Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 910166 - Employee dies of blood clot after fall from lift

Accident Summary Nr: 910166 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115690422	11/18/1992	5085	0	Cameron & Barkley

Abstract: Employee #1 was stocking shelves from a pallet raised by a forklift. The pallet was not secured to the forklift. Employee #1 was not tied off when he attempted to step from the pallet onto a ladder. The ladder moved and he slipped and fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a fractured hip. On November 14, 1992, he died of a blood clot that had broken free from the fracture and traveled to his heart.

Keywords: HEART, BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115690422			Fatality	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers

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