SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI—
AG PROCESSING, INC.
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AG PROCESSING, INC., 900 S.W. LOWER LAKE ROAD, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a rail car when he collapsed and fell. His fall was stopped by his personal fall arrest system (PFAS), but as he was already unconscious he struck his head on a beam or the rail car after his hard hat fell off. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a seizure, lacerations, and head injuries.
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