OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #760769
WIRE PRODUCTS CORPORATION
GREENSBORO, NC·
Event description
Employee dies of complications from undiagnosed rib fracture
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 14, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were unl aled that he had died from bronchopneumonia secondary to decreased respiratory m ovement caused by rib fractures sustained in the fall. oading pallets from the back of a company truck with a forklift when mud on Empl oyee #1's shoes caused him to slip in the truck bed and fall onto the forks of t he forklift. Employee #1 fell on his right side and was thought to have bruised five ribs. He was sent to a local hospital, where x-rays were taken. Employee #1 was advised that he should perform light work after returning to work that day, and that he could resume his normal job duties the next day. Employee #1 did no t work that next day due to a scheduled dental appointment. At approximately 7:0 0 a.m. on July 18, 1988, Employee #1 was found dead at his home. An autopsy reve
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 4
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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