Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000719 - Employee killed in same-level fall on jagged shards

Accident Summary Nr: 200000719 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302247044	05/10/1999	2678	0	Mead Products

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying a toilet to a coworker's work station when he tripped and fell. The toilet shattered and the jagged shards punctured his jugular vein and trachea, killing him. Employee #1 had been attempting to play a practical joke on the coworker.

Keywords: LOSS OF BLOOD, LACERATION, TRIPPED, FALL, ARTERY, HORSEPLAY, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302247044			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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