AG PROCESSING, INC.

Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AG PROCESSING, INC. in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer AG PROCESSING, INC. Report ID 2017076580
Address 900 S.W. LOWER LAKE ROAD City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date July 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system Source of Injury Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311222 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -94.87000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2017, a worker at AG PROCESSING, INC. in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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