Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146021.015 - Employee dies due to head injury in fall on same level

Accident Summary Nr: 146021.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1594360.015	05/06/2022		491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on December 23, 2021, an employee was cleaning a slat sorter machine when he fell to the ground. The employee had struck his head on the concrete floor when he fell on the same level. A coworker found the employee approximately five minutes later laying on the ground unconscious with a head injury. The employee was hospitalized for three days and died on December 26, 2021, from injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Concussion, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Machine operator, Struck Against, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1594360.015	56	M	Fatality

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