Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-09-05 | Auxvasse | Missouri | FOSTER BROTHERS WOOD PRODUCTS | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was adjusting a tarp on the trailer of his tractor/trailer combination. He was standing on a catwalk, preparing to exit the fixed ladder, when his foot slipped and he fell approximately 8 feet to the gravel lot surface. He sustained a fractured wrist, fractured ribs, and a cracked pelvis. | |||||
2017-05-02 | Auxvasse | Missouri | US Postal Service | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking to deliver a parcel when he stepped in a puddle and slipped, falling on his right side. He fractured his right femur and was hospitalized for surgery. |