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Signature Home Comfort

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Signature Home Comfort in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer Signature Home Comfort Report ID 2021021674
Address 669 North Miller Avenue City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65802
Event Date February 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.21000, -93.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder at a construction site when the ladder "walked" into a hole, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2021, a worker at Signature Home Comfort in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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