OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240477
CARDIOVASC SYSTEM,HEAD,AGRICULTURE,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,ELDERLY,FALL,LOST BALANCE,CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE
Event description
77-year-old employee dies of stroke after fall
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, age 77, was putting water into a small tank at the rear of a truck. While attempting to step down from the truck, he either slipped or suffered a s udden physical impairment that caused him to lose his balance and fall 2 to 3 ft . Employee #1 landed on his back on a concrete slab, sustaining a blow to the ba ck of his head. Several days after the accident, Employee #1 died of a stroke th at had either caused the fall or resulted from it. No violations of OSHA safety standards were found.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 77 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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