OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420565
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.
ORLANDO, FL·
Event description
Employee dies from cardiac arrest after attempted robbery
Investigation abstract
At 4:00 p.m. on December 11, 2021, there was an attempted shoplifting incident at the store. An employee was trying to stop the shoplifter from walking out of the store with the stolen goods. There was a struggle to keep the shoplifter from running out. Immediately after the shoplifter ran from the store without the goods, the employee was feeling short of breath and began vomiting. The assistant manager called 911, and the employee later died at the hospital due to cardiac arrest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 F
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 19
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