OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377758
DOC'S CARTAGE COMPANY
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Crushed employee later dies of blood clots
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had unloaded an in-transit electrical panel and set it at rest in fr ont of a dock door. The panel weighed 3650 lb and measured 190 in. long by 44 in . wide by 93 in. high. He was positioned between the panel and the door when the panel, which was placarded "top heavy," fell on him. There were no eyewitnesses . The forklift truck was parked several feet from the shipment. Employee #1 suff ered crushing injuries to his entire body including his face, internal organs, v ertebrae, appendix, liver, intestines and broken legs and ribs. Surgeons operate d on his liver and intestines, but Employee #1 died several days later due to bl ood clots.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 7
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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