Other fall to lower level unspecified · Sprains, strains, tears unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Protein Solutions, 3800 East 32nd Street, JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64804
on — Sprains, strains, tears unspecified, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on a catwalk to visually inspect a piece of equipment. The catwalk has three stair treads from the ground level to the top of the catwalk walking surface. The employee either slipped going down the stairs or missed a step altogether, causing them to fall to the concrete floor and tear a ligament in their left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
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