Libery Fruit Company

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Libery Fruit Company in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer Libery Fruit Company Report ID 2016032573
Address 1247 Argentine Boulevard City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66105
Event Date March 27, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # 1138390
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -94.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a trailer. When he reached the dock plate, the wheels of his pallet jack hit the dock plate and became stuck, causing him to fall off the jack to the concrete floor. He suffered a brain injury.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2016, a worker at Libery Fruit Company in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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