Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690816 - Employee Dies from Complications of Blood Clot

Accident Summary Nr: 200690816 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 03/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308352343	04/03/2006	1796	238290	R.I. Baker Co.

Abstract: On March 14, 2006, an employee was pulling a large cargo container onto a flatbed tow truck. A metal chain snapped and struck the employee in the leg, lacerating it. The employee was admitted to a hospital, and died 16 days later from the complications of a blood clot.

Keywords: CHAIN, LOADING, BLOOD CLOT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, TOW TRUCK, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, FLATBED TRUCK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308352343			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.