Late last year, the Warehouse Group Leader at our Monroe, NC Plant, Robert Cox, was eating lunch in the manager's office. He was alone but the door was open. He was choking on a hamburger and could not speak or breathe. One of the warehouse stockeepers, Cory Alexander, just happened to look in the office and noticed Robert struggling. He immediately rushed to Robert’s aid and performed the Heimlich maneuver. The food that was blocking Robert’s esophagus was dislodged and he quickly recovered. Robert says he feels that if he had been eating in his vehicle, he most likely would have died because he could not breathe, talk or walk. Robert attributes his survival to Cory’s efforts.
Cory, a humble and unassuming person, remained calm during the entire ordeal. He provided comfort and reassurance to Robert when he was panicking. Cory reacted quickly and without hesitation.
Windsor’s management recognized Cory in a department meeting that was held the next day. Robert said a few words of thanks to his co-worker and new-found hero. Inner strength is most certainly expressed when a person is faced with a life and death situation. Cory set a shining example of how to react in an emergency.