OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #810291

BLOOD CLOT,MAINTENANCE,ABDOMEN,INSTALLING,STEPLADDER,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,TRUCK,FALL

1988-03-11T00:00:00

Event: BLOOD CLOT,MAINTENANCE,ABDOMEN,INSTALLING,STEPLADDER,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,TRUCK,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 810291
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee dies of blood clot after two-step fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

On March 11, 1988, Employee #1 was standing on a two-step wooden ladder while in stalling spark plugs under the hood of a truck. The ladder slipped and he fell, striking his lower left abdomen against the right fender of the truck. A blood c lot developed and Employee #1 died in the hospital on March 15, 1988.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
1

Event type
6

Source
25

Occupation code
503

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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