Triumph Foods, LLC

Fall on same level, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

LOSS OF EYE — Worker lost an eye at Triumph Foods, LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer Triumph Foods, LLC Report ID 2021075766
Address 5302 Stockyards Expressway City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date July 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Eye Loss
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -94.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up their work station for the day, slipped and hit their head on a nearby conveyor. The employee was hospitalized for an eye contusion and later lost their right eye.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2021, a worker at Triumph Foods, LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI suffered avulsions, enucleations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, eye loss.

Context

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