Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514081 - Employee Dies after Rupturing Spleen in Fall While on Break

Accident Summary Nr: 200514081 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309880789	04/11/2006	5411	445110	Coborns Inc

Abstract: On March 29, 2006, Employee #1 was sitting at a picnic table outside her facility on break. When she got up from the table to return to work, her foot got caught on the table, causing her to fall. The side of her body hit the corner of the bench on an adjacent picnic table. She went to a hospital, where she was treated and released. She was readmitted, and she died 10 days later. The cause of death was a ruptured spleen due to the fall at work.

Keywords: SPLEEN, RUPTURE, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309880789			Fatality	Other	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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