OSHA Injury Report: Poplar Bluff

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee came to work the day prior ([REDACTED]) but before even clocking in decided to take a point and go back home because he had flu-like symptoms and was throwing up. Forty-two minutes into his shift on [REDACTED] after resting briefly at his workstation he walked from it toward the bathroom.

What happened

While walking he passed out faceplanting into the floor. He was taken to the clinic where he received sutures for the laceration to his chin jaw received an EKG and was taken off work till [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. The clinic ran labs determine if the cause was heat or other illness related. The heat index was approximately 102 degrees Fahrenheit at [REDACTED] right after the incident. The site had allowed voluntary leave [REDACTED] [REDACTED] just after [REDACTED]. The employee left then. On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the employee left around [REDACTED] about 2 hours after the voluntary leave option was given. Employee had gone through acclimatization. The lab results indicated his white blood count was high and that he was dehydrated. The medical professional also took his temperature on [REDACTED] when he came into the clinic because he was shivering horribly but he didn’t have a fever another sign of heat exhaustion. The white blood count was only slightly elevated which also can happen

Injury or illness

Chin laceration & dental fractures after loss of consciousness from heat exhaustion

Object or substance involved

Concrete floor

Summary line

Chin laceration & dental fractures due to impact with concrete floor after loss of consciousness from heat exhaustion

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.