Fall on same level, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc., 2850 E BARTON ST, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65804
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forehead.
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Final narrative
An employee was found unconscious on the floor of the manufacturing area. It is believed the employee may have fallen against a mold/form used to make burial mounds. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to his forehead and possible cracked vertebrae in his neck.
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