Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 869131 - Employee dies of anesthesia allergy after job injury

Accident Summary Nr: 869131 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103132734	05/01/1989	5084	0	Mccarmick Equipment Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting in the installation of a dock plate power pack component when the threads on a pull rod were stripped. The tension on the spring was released and the installation bar was jettisoned outward, crushing the palm area of Employee #!'s right hand. Employee #1 was transported by Life Squad to McCullough-Hyde Hospital at Miami University in Ohio, suffering a palm laceration and two broken fingers. He was then transported to Bethesda Base Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio, by Air Care for specialized hand surgery. In preparation for surgery Employee #1 was given a local anesthetic to which he had an allergic reaction. He went into cardiac arrest and died. The coroner's report will follow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ALLERGIC REACTION, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CARDIAC ARREST, LACERATION, FLYING OBJECT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103132734			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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