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Casey's General Store

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — ROCK PORT, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Casey's General Store in ROCK PORT, MISSOURI
Employer Casey's General Store Report ID 20241211089
Address 102 US Highway 136 City, State ZIP ROCK PORT, MISSOURI 64482
Event Date December 2, 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 Chairs, single-person seating
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 447110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.41000, -95.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was completing inventory while standing on a stool when her legs gave out and she fell backward. The employee struck her head on the corner of a safe, resulting in a skull fracture and brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2024, a worker at Casey's General Store in ROCK PORT, 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 chairs, single-person seating identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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