Accident: 170572135 - Dies Of Blood Clot Following Toe Injury

Employee #1 was riding on the back of a sanitation truck when it backed into a parked car. Employee #1's foot became caught between the truck and the car, and his big toe was crushed. He subsequently developed a blood clot, and died if a massive acute bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism.

garbage truck, crushed, backing up, embolism, blood clot, pulmonary embolism, caught between, riding on equipment, toe, work rules

Accident: 14411185 - Dies Of Blood Blot After Fall

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on January 22, 1998, Employee #1 was conducting quality assurance testing inside reactor vessel R-103. He fell approximately 20 ft into a discharge chute for refractor bricks and became trapped. Employee #1 was rescued and transported to the hospital, where he died of a blood clot that same day.

fall, caught by, blood clot, pinned, reactor

Accident: 170080337 - Injured When Struck By Pipe, Dies In Surgery

Employee #1, a longshoreman, was in the hold of a barge as bundles of pipe were being off loaded. A nylon sling broke and the load of pipes swung over, striking Employee #1 on the legs. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. During the operation he suffered an apparent blood clot or heart attack, and died.

struck by, sling, falling object, off loading, barge, equipment failure, longshoring, heart attack, mech mat handling, blood clot

Accident: 201790243 - Struck In Neck By Shovel, Later Dies Of Blood Clot

Employee #1 was working behind a trencher, using a shovel to remove dirt. The shovel struck the chain drive and the handle kicked back, striking him on the left side of the neck. Employee #1 was knocked to the ground but he continued working and did not seek medical attention. At the end of the day, he went home and fell asleep. As Employee #1 was preparing for work the next morning, he became disoriented, had trouble walking, and could not speak. Medical services was called and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He had suffered a severed blow to an artery that resulted in a blood clot. Employee #1 died on August 17, 1997.

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Accident: 170572887 - Injured In Chain Conveyor, Later Dies Of Blood Clot

Employee #1, a veneer lathe operator, was unjamming a log that had become lodged in the core chain conveyor. The lathe had been shut down, along with the core chain. The core chain, which ran the length of the lathe at floor level and operated at 105 ft per minute, takes the leftover core of the stripped log out of the process. Employee #1 climbed onto the chain and was straddling the chain/chute at the end, near the sprocket drum drive. He was using a pipe to loosen the jammed log and then signaled a coworker. His intentions were unclear to the coworker, who activated the core chain. The heel of Employee #1's left boot became caught between a crossover bar and the activated core chain, crushing his heel and part of his foot. He was admitted to the hospital; five months later, Employee #1 died of a blood clot secondary to his injuries. Employee #1 stated after the accident that his signal had been intended to tell the coworker not to start up the chain.

work rules, lathe, foot, caught by, communication, lockout, blood clot, crushed, conveyor, jammed

Accident: 200050193 - Dies Of Blood Clot After Fracturing Arms

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 28, 1997, Employee #1 was filling the ice bin for a fountain pop machine. She was using a 22 in. wooden stepladder to reach the approximately 6 ft high bin, and filled it using a 5 gal bucket. As Employee #1 was descending the ladder, she missed the bottom rung and fell to the floor, breaking both arms. She drove herself to the hospital, where she received medical attention. Four days later, paramedics were called to her home. Employee #1 died shortly thereafter of a blood clot, apparently stemming from her broken bones.

blood clot, fracture, arm, ladder, stepladder, fall, descending

Accident: 170100838 - Injured In Fall Down Stairs, Dies Of Blood Clot

Employee #1 was working from home with the approval of her supervisor. She was descending the stairs from her home work area to retrieve work papers from her car when she fell. Employee #1 fractured one of her ankles and sprained the other. One month later, she underwent surgery on her broken ankle. Five days after the operation she died of a blood clot that reached her lungs.

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