Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125243162 - Moretz Mills, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 125243162

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 02/01/1995

Site Address:
Moretz Mills, Inc.
514 W. 21st St.
Newton, NC 28658

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/27/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360494090

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19040002 A02	03/17/1995	03/22/1995	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19100145 C02 I	03/17/1995	03/23/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170121511

Event: 11/17/1994

Employee dies at home of emboli after on-the-job fall

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 17, 1995, Employee #1 was reporting to her sewing job when she slipped on a recently mopped floor and fell to the tile floor. She suffered a fractured ankle. No caution signs were placed in the area to warn employees of the slippery conditions. The employee was fitted with a walking boot-cast and returned to restricted work on November 29, 1995. On December 6, 1995, the employee died of a pulmonary embolism while at home preparing to go to work. The pathologist who conducted the autopsy concluded that the death was accidental (not natural) and that "the primary cause of death (pulmonary emboli) would appear related to the earlier leg fracture." He had a "95% confidence level" about the relationship between the fracture and the emboli.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANKLE, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125243162			Fatality	Other	Textile sewing machine operators

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