Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 968966 - Employee fractures wrists in parking lot, dies in hospital

Accident Summary Nr: 968966 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/17/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114570716	07/06/1992	9431	0	Health District Clark County

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 17, 1992, Employee #1 left the Clark County Health Facility and headed toward her personal vehicle in the parking lot. While attempting to enter her vehicle, Employee #1 tripped over a parking block, sustaining fractures to her left wrist and ankle. Employee #1 was transported in her personal vehicle to Valley Hospital where she was hospitalized. On April 19, 1992, Employee #1 died in the hospital of a pulmonary embolus, possibly due to the injuries to her left wrist and ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANKLE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114570716			Fatality	Fracture	Licensed practical nurses

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