Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - US
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
| Employer | Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - US | Report ID | 2024010046 |
| Address | 5701 Providence Hill Rd | City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64503 |
| Event Date | January 3, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries with skull fractures | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Other constructed surface | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325411 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.73000, -94.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually stacking empty totes on a pallet. The employee stood on a pallet and as they went to get off, their foot got caught in an opening in the pallet. This caused the employee's knee to hit the concrete floor and their head to strike the fork of a nearby electric pallet jack. The employee suffered a broken tibia in the left leg, a 9-centimeter laceration across the forehead, fractures to the bone around the right frontal lobe and right eye socket, as well as brain hemorrhaging.
Incident Summary
On January 3, 2024, a worker at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - US in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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