OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #966945
U.S. NAVY (NAS LEMOORE SUPPLY DEPT.)
SAN DIEGO, CA·
Event description
Employee dies of embolism from ankle fractured at work
Investigation abstract
On December 13, 1988, Employee #1, on TDY orders for training at NAS North Islan d, was exiting Building 11. He stepped off a 7 1/2 in. riser, sustaining a fract ure to his right ankle. Employee #1 was treated and returned to training the nex t day. When training was completed, he returned to his permanent station at NAS Lemoore for duty. On January 3, 1989, Employee #1 died of a massive pulmonary em bolism directly related to the fractured ankle.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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