Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TRUIMPH FOOD, 5302 Stockyards Expressway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final 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.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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