Worker hurt in fall at University of Missouri construction site

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A worker suffered minor injuries when he fell at a University of Missouri construction site on Thursday morning.

The man fell about 18 feet, Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake said. A University spokesman said the worker fell from one section of the roof to another section at the construction site on Ashland Road next to the Trowbridge Livestock Center. The worker was sent to Boone Hospital.

Workers are building the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory at the site. Ground was broken on the project in April 2025.

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