OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514778
BLOOD CLOT,WORK RULES,RUPTURE,BACK,FALL,PIPE,GAS WELL DRILLING,CONTUSION
Event description
Employee dies of blood clot after fall
Investigation abstract
On January 25, 1990, Employee #1 was working beneath a pipe rack in the "lean oi o the back of his head. No one saw the accident and no one could confirm whether or not he had been in the pipe rack (12 ft 5 in. above the walkway) or whether he had fallen from the overhead pipe rack. At the accident scene and during his hospital stay, Employee #1 said that he had not been in pipe rack prior to the f all. On February 10, 1990, Employee #1 died of a blood clot that probably develo ped as a result of his injuries. l" unit at a natural gas processing plant. He was apparently tracing the lines l ooking for any apparent problem before starting up the unit. He had been in the pipe rack earlier in the day to partially open a steam valve and had asked a cow orker to finish opening the valve for him. Employee #1 was a heavyset man weighi ng approximately 250 lb, according to information gathered during investigation. He had recent knee problems. At approximately 1:30 p.m., according to interview s, Employee #1 apparently fell from room level to the flat concrete walk beneath the pipe rack. He suffered two ruptured discs in his back, bruises, and a cut t
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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