Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317353720 - Dellinger Retirement Home

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

Inspection Nr: 317353720

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 10/25/2013

Site Address:
Dellinger Retirement Home
156 Us Highway 221a
Forest City, NC 28043

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8361

NAICS: 623312/Homes for the Elderly

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/25/2013

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100076983

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200075521

Event: 09/26/2013

Employee Dies from Ischemic Heart Disease, Not-Work Related

On September 26, 2013, Employee #1, a residential care/live-in supervisor with Dellinger Retirement Home, failed to come to work, and she had last been seen at 10:30 p.m. on September 25, 2013. When Employee #1 did not come downstairs to feed the residents, coworkers went upstairs and found her lying next to the toilet. According to the "Report of Investigation by Medical Examiner," Employee # 1 had stents in her coronary arteries and had been having some pain for three days. The report stated that it appeared she fell from the toilet onto the floor. The report also stated that she was a cigarette smoker, and according to her family, Employee #1 was non-compliant with her medications. The report listed the manner of death as "Natural" (Ischemic Heart Disease), with obesity being a contributing condition."

Keywords: HEART, CIRCULATORY BLOCKAGE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317353720			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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