Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 967604 - Employee dies of pulmonary embolism after fall

Accident Summary Nr: 967604 -- Report ID: 0932040 -- Event Date: 07/05/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
117948646	10/24/1994	8412	0	Maritime Museum Association Of San Diego

Abstract: Employee #1, a part-time ticket taker at a museum, had been invited to visit a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that was tied up to the museum's floating dock. He stepped onto the brow that had been laid between the floating dock and the USCGC Tybee, slipped, and struck his head and back against the hull of the vessel. Employee #1 was hospitalized for injuries to his back and neck. He died in the hospital of pulmonary embolism.

Keywords: HEAD, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, WALKING ON PLANK, BACK, ELDERLY, FALL, PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	117948646			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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