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Accident: 14348205 - Employee Slipped And Fell, Incurring Serious Head Injuries
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1219211 | 09/10/1984 | 2033 | A M Braswell Jr Food Co Inc |
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM, A WORKER NOTICED EMPLOYEE #1 WALKING EAST ON THE CONCRETE SLAB NEAR THE PEAR PEELER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING AND HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS HARD HAT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SAME WORKER DISCOVERED EMPLOYEE #1 LYING PRONE NEAR THE SPOT WHERE HE HAD LAST SEEN HIM. EMPLOYEE #1'S FEET WERE FACING EAST. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE CONCRETE SLAB WAS CLEAN AND DRY, THERE WERE A FEW PEAR RINDS FOUND AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE DIKE TO THE PEAR PEELER NEAR THE BODY OF EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE PEAR RINDS AND FELL, SUSTAINING A SUBDURAL INJURY TO THE BRAIN AT THE BASE OF THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED WHILE IN SURGERY THE NEXT DAY. THE SHOES HE WAS WEARING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HAD GROOVED SOLES. THERE WAS ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND THE CONCRETE SLAB WAS COVERED BY A ROOF.
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1219211 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |