Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at TRUIMPH FOOD
Start: 5/19/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054709 · 5/19/2025 · TRUIMPH FOOD

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source: Other confined spaces n.e.c.

Employer

Name: TRUIMPH FOOD
Location: 5302 Stockyards Expressway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
NAICS: 424470
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A pork processing employee was observing another worker performing maintenance on a machine which is used to stun pork for further processing. The machine is associated with a 15-foot deep pit for the stunned pork. The pit allows access to the underside of the machine. The injured employee fell off the ladder into the pit, resulting in a laceration and skin avulsion on the leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown