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Accident Summary Nr: 170496.015 - Employee falls from loading dock and incurs multiple injurie

Accident Summary Nr: 170496.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1778238.015	09/27/2024		332613	Dudek & Bock Spring Manufacturing Co

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on August 6, 2024, Employee #1, a tool and die maker, was at a loading dock taking a smoke break with a coworker while closing the dock door. Employee #1 fell forward approximately four feet to the concrete floor. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, where he was diagnosed with multiple facial fractures, rib fractures, and internal injuries. He was later transferred to a nursing care facility and placed in hospice care. On September 26, 2024, the family made the decision to remove Employee #1 from life support. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office notified OSHA of the fatality on September 26, 2024, through the online reporting system. The report noted that Employee #1 had been admitted to the emergency room with a blood alcohol level of 425 mg/dL and never regained consciousness.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Internal Injuries, Loading Dock, Rib

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1778238.015	57	M	Fatality		Tool and die makers

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