Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560976 - Employee Dies of Pulmonary Embolism Cardiac Arrest

Accident Summary Nr: 201560976 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304413867	02/02/2004	2512	337121	La-Z-Boy

Abstract: On December 10, 2003, Employee #1 (a material handler) was manipulating 450-pound bales of fiber fill, by hand, in order to arrange them individually so they could be picked up and moved by the forklift. A bale fell on him, and he sustained multiple bone fractures. Approximately 10 days after the accident, Employee #1 developed deep vein thrombosis. On January 7, 2004, he died of cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism that developed as a secondary complication of the fractures and deep vein thrombosis.

Keywords: HEART, FRACTURE, CARDIAC ARREST, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304413867			Fatality	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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