The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Workplace launched the reason for dying on Friday for a lady who died in mid-August at a Wells Fargo workplace in Tempe.
Denise Prudhomme, 60, entered the Wells Fargo company workplace close to Priest Drive and Washington Avenue on Aug. 16 at 7 a.m. however, in accordance with information, by no means scanned out.
Prudhomme was found by safety 4 days afterward Aug. 20. Tempe police responded to a name a few “topic down” and confirmed the death, although they didn’t specify the place within the workplace she was discovered, in accordance with an announcement from the division.
The health worker’s report indicated that Prudhomme suffered a sudden cardiac dying associated to scarring of the center muscle groups, although the reason for the scarring was not detailed.
Tempe police initially reported no suspicion of foul play, per the health worker’s findings.
Prudhomme not discovered till 4 days later
Prudhomme entered the workplace early on a Friday morning, however it wasn’t till the next Tuesday {that a} safety officer discovered her. Through the 4 days she was within the constructing, her key card confirmed no document of her exiting.
Police confirmed that no lacking individuals reviews have been filed throughout that interval.
Based on sources who spoke with a Republic reporter in late August, Prudhomme labored in a bit of the constructing that was usually much less populated resulting from distant work preparations.
“Denise was the one individual on her workforce in Tempe. This can be one of many explanation why her desk was positioned in an underpopulated space within the constructing and no one checked on her for 4 days,” learn an announcement by a union representing Wells Fargo staff.
One supply informed The Republic that safety hardly ever performed checks between cubicles throughout their patrols.
Union says Prudhomme’s dying ‘sheds gentle on the fact of what it means to be a employee at Wells Fargo’
The Wells Fargo Employees United union, which represents Wells Fargo staff, criticized the corporate, claiming the corporate intensely scrutinizes office conduct however didn’t act when Prudhomme wasn’t energetic.
“Wells Fargo screens our each transfer and keystroke utilizing distant, digital applied sciences ― purportedly to judge our productiveness ― and can fireplace us if we’re caught not making sufficient keystrokes on our computer systems; nevertheless, Denise went unnoticed at her desk for 4 days. The contradictory nature of digital surveillance versus an unnoticed dying sheds gentle on the fact of what it means to be a employee at Wells Fargo,” the assertion from the union learn.
The dying of Prudhomme additionally prompted a name for enhanced security precautions that will alleviate stress for workers.
“The answer is just not extra monitoring, however making certain that we’re all related to a supportive work atmosphere as a substitute of warehoused away in a again workplace,” the union assertion learn.
‘Saddened and outraged’: Union releases statement on Wells Fargo employee who died at desk
Republic reporter Miguel Torres contributed to this text.
This text initially appeared on Arizona Republic: Cause of death released for Tempe worker found dead in her office
