TRIUMPH FOODS

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Abrasions, scratches — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TRIUMPH FOODS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer TRIUMPH FOODS Report ID 2019010979
Address 5302 STOCKYARDS EXPRESSWAY City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date January 28, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Abrasions, scratches Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -94.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving boxes from one conveyer belt to another when something scratched her left ring finger. Her finger became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2019, a worker at TRIUMPH FOODS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered abrasions, scratches to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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