Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202692349 - Worker Pulling Cart Trips, Falls and Breaks Wrist and Hip

Accident Summary Nr: 202692349 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/28/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316702562	11/08/2013	8059	623110	Bethany Home Society Of S.J. County

Abstract: On September 28, 2013, Employee #1, a 78-year-old female with Bethany Home Society of S.J. County, tripped over her feet and fell while pulling a cart into the kitchen. Employee #1's same-level-fall to the ground resulted in a fracture to the left hip, left arm and wrist. Emergency Medical Services were summoned and Employee #1 was transported to the nearest hospital where she was immediately admitted as an inpatient and taken to surgery. During the course of her hospitalization and the treatment of her injuries, Employee #1 developed an infection which became systemic throughout the body. This progressed into sepsis that resulted in Employee #1 dying on December 2, 2013.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRIPPED, FALL, ARM, HIP, CART, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316702562			Fatality	Fracture	Cooks, except short order

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