Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201392198 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall on Slippery Surface, Later

Accident Summary Nr: 201392198 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312066855	03/31/2010	8361	623312	Sunrise Senior Living

Abstract: In the evening on March 1, 2010, Employee # 1 was carrying a garbage bag outdoors to the dumpster in the back of a building. It was dark, and there was no light over the back steps, which were concrete and covered with ice. The employee did not see the ice and fell down the slippery surface of the steps. Employee #1 suffered a severely broken ankle, was hospitalized, and had surgery to repair the broken bones on March 11, 2010. Employee #1 was discharged from the hospital and died at home on March 16, 2010, due to a pulmonary embolism that resulted from surgery and other health problems.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANKLE, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	312066855			Fatality	Fracture

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