Pizza Hut

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Fractures — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pizza Hut in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer Pizza Hut Report ID 2015129380
Address 2131 N Pierce Ave City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803
Event Date December 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Other client or customer
Secondary Source Baseball bats, hockey sticks, rackets
Industry (NAICS) 722211 Inspection # 1113731
GPS Coordinates 37.23000, -93.28000

Incident Narrative

On December 10, 2015, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a pizza delivery driver had given pizza to the customer and was standing at the doorway asking for payment. The customer refused payment. An unknown person(s) approached the deliverer from behind and struck his head with a baseball bat. The delivery driver was able to get away and call for assistance. The driver was hospitalized with a skull fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2015, a worker at Pizza Hut in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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