OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14345227

EMBOLISM,LUNG,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,MIXER,LOCKOUT,LEG

1990-03-27T00:00:00

Event: EMBOLISM,LUNG,AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,MIXER,LOCKOUT,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14345227
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee dies of embolism after leg is amputated

Investigation abstract

On March 27, 1990, Employee #1 was working on a cement mixer when it was inadver tently turned on. The mixer amputated the employee's left leg below the knee. On May 9, 1990, an embolism caused by the leg injury blocked the employee's lung a rtery and he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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