Accident Report Detail
Accident: 869131 - Employee Dies Of Anesthesia Allergy After Job Injury
Accident: 869131 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/27/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103132734 | 05/01/1989 | 5084 | Mccarmick Equipment Co., Inc. | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103132734 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported |