Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 53026.015 - Employee found lying on the floor in the stock room.

Accident Summary Nr: 53026.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
942896.015	10/01/2013		722513	Mel-K Management Company

Abstract: On September 21, 2013, Employee #1, a dishwasher/clean-up operator, was mopping the floor area at the end of the manual mobile shelving, (manufactured by NCG Denstor of Clinton, MI.), in the storage/dishwashing area. At about 12:56 pm, security video shows Employee #1 starting to mop this area and then he appears to fall. Employee #1 was found by another worker at approximately 1:01 pm. The co-worker helped Employee #1 up, escorted him to the break room, where he was later taken by emergency response to a medical center for initial treatement. Soon thereafter, Employee #1 was transported to Metro General Hospital, treated for head trauma, and subsequently died on September 23, 2013. The floor area was wet and Employee #1 was wearing slip-resistant shoes.

Keywords: Fall Protection, Head, Slip, Trip Rod

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	942896.015	77	F	Fatality		Food Cleanup Worker

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