Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202532180 - Employee Died after Hernia Surgery

Accident Summary Nr: 202532180 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317188381	01/30/2014	8221	611310	Lausd Cabrillo Elementary School

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on September 27, 2013, Employee #1 was working as a facilities/maintenance worker at Cabrillo Elementary School. He was throwing a trash bag into a bin and felt a pain in his back. He was later hospitalized for hernia surgery related to the accident and was hospitalized until November 26, 2013. He needed further surgery, was admitted on January 4, 2014, and released on January 17, 2014. On January 21, 2014, Employee #1 returned to the hospital for shortness of breath where he died at 7:37 a.m. for unknown reasons.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, BACK, BACK PAIN, HERNIA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317188381			Fatality	Other	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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