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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868935

BLOOD CLOT,STEEL,CRUSHED,FOOT

Event
BLOOD CLOT,STEEL,CRUSHED,FOOT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
868935
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED FROM CRUSHED FOOT

Investigation abstract

On October 26, 1987, a 1500-pound piece of steel fell on an employee's left foot . The employee died from a blood clot that was directly related to the crushed f oot.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    11
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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