Missouri Insulation & Supply, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Missouri Insulation & Supply, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer Missouri Insulation & Supply, Inc. Report ID 2017054305
Address Castlebay job site, 3710 E. Castlebay Court City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65809
Event Date May 11, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Industry (NAICS) 238310 Inspection # 1233562
GPS Coordinates 37.17000, -93.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell from an unfinished stairwell platform, hit his head on a wall on the way down, and then landed on the concrete floor 10 to 15 feet below. He suffered bleeding in the brain, a broken bone in the neck, and a broken bone in the chest.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2017, a worker at Missouri Insulation & Supply, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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