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RIDOUT LUMBER COMPANY

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — JOPLIN, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RIDOUT LUMBER COMPANY in JOPLIN, MISSOURI
Employer RIDOUT LUMBER COMPANY Report ID 2019099937
Address 2500 West 7th Street City, State ZIP JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801
Event Date September 23, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.08000, -94.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting into his truck when he fell and struck his head on the asphalt. He suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeding.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2019, a worker at RIDOUT LUMBER COMPANY in JOPLIN, MISSOURI suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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