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Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
Employer Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Report ID 2018021684
Address 11853 Dorsett Road City, State ZIP MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI 63043
Event Date February 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s) and knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Industry (NAICS) 621991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -90.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to unload product that was in coolers from the back of the van. While exiting the back of the van with a cooler in hand, the employee slipped and missed the bumper and fell onto the pavement injuring his ankle and knee.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2018, a worker at Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s) and knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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