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Liberty Fruit Company., Inc

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Liberty Fruit Company., Inc in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer Liberty Fruit Company., Inc Report ID 2021054257
Address 1247 Argentine Blvd City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66105
Event Date May 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -94.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a truck loading material on a pallet jack. He fell from the back of the truck, landing three feet below and suffering a head injury and pain in his hands, wrists, left shoulder, left-side ribs, and knee. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2021, a worker at Liberty Fruit Company., Inc in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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