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Accident: 111064.015 - Employee Collapses On The Floor And Suffers Head Trauma And

Accident: 111064.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/16/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1360822.01510/17/2018Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
At 9:11 a.m. on October 16, 2018, an employee was restocking the store shelves a nd collapsed, falling backwards. The employee struck the back of his head on th e concrete floor and coworkers called emergency services. The employee was tran sported by ambulance to the hospital and was transferred to a medical center whe re he passed away later. The Medical Examiner's Office stated that the cause of death was Subdural Hematoma due to Syncopal Collapse with contributing factors listed as Heart Block, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, and Idiopathic Thrombocytop enic Purpura.
Keywords: concrete slab, fall, head, struck against
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1360822.015 64 M Fatality Sales occupations, other business services

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