Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 134152.015 - Home care sitter is killed after being struck by client
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1520687.015 | 03/12/2021 | 621610 | Contin-U-Care Outreach Services, Llc |
Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on March 12, 2021, Employee #1, an elderly home health care sitter, was caring for a special needs and nonverbal Client. While Employee was cooking breakfast for the Client, the Client struck Employee #1 with an unknown object. The client also engaged in unknown activities resulting in Employee #1 asphyxiating. It was later determined that Employee #1 died due to sustained blunt force trauma and asphyxiation.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1520687.015 | 77 | F | Fatality | Health aides, except nursing |