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VENTURA FOODS LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VENTURA FOODS LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer VENTURA FOODS LLC Report ID 20201211397
Address 6000 INDUSTRIAL ROAD City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date December 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311225 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.71000, -94.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to hook a pallet that had stopped on the conveyor belt when the long hook tripped the sensor for the automatic shuttle car. The employee was pinched between the shuttle car and the racking system, resulting in surgery for lacerations on both legs.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2020, a worker at VENTURA FOODS LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered cuts, lacerations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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