Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119291.015 - Employee falls from mezzanine and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 119291.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1388141.015	03/26/2019		453910	Petland Discounts, Inc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on March 26, 2019, an employee was walking on the second level of a warehouse mezzanine in a dimly lit warehouse. Towards the end of the mezzanine, the employee made a left turn onto the forklift loading dock area and walked through the hinged gates and fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured skull, fractures bones in face, broken ribs on the right side of the body, bleeding on the liver, spleen, and kidney, fractured pelvis, and pressure on the brain and died from her injuries 8 days later.

Keywords: Fall, Floor Opening, Fracture, Lighting, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1388141.015	60	F	Fatality		Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations

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