Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14399471 - Fall Into Open, Unprotected Pit
Accident: 14399471 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/06/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1440775 | 12/11/1984 | 3321 | Tyler Pipe Industries Inc | ||||
ON DECEMBER 6, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON HIS WAY FROM THE MAIN GATE ENTRANCE OF THE PLANT GROUNDS WHEN HE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT THROUGH A BUILDING WHICH WAS THEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS DARK INSIDE THE BUILDING AND EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED RIGHT INTO AN OPEN PIT WHICH HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH COVER OR GUARD RAILS. THE CONCRETE PIT WAS 16 FEET DEEP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVED FROM THE PIT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL ON DECEMBER 8, 1984, OF A MASSIVE EMBOLISM THAT BLOCKED 2 MAIN ARTERIES OF HIS HEART. | |||||||
Keywords:
heart, embolism, cover, guardrail, pit, fall, artery, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1440775 | Fatality | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |