Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.

Fall on same level, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. Report ID 2015074613
Address 2850 E BARTON ST City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65804
Event Date July 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Forehead
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 812210 Inspection # 1078114
GPS Coordinates 37.14000, -93.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was found unconscious on the floor of the manufacturing area. It is believed the employee may have fallen against a mold/form used to make burial mounds. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to his forehead and possible cracked vertebrae in his neck.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered cuts, lacerations to the forehead. The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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