Delta Peanut, LLC
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels — KENNETT, Missouri
| Employer | Delta Peanut, LLC |
| Address | 1 John Curry Drive |
| City, State ZIP | KENNETT, Missouri 63857 |
| Report ID | 2024076781 |
| Event Date | July 26, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels |
| Body Part | Lung(s), pleura |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Portable ladders and stairs unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Nuts, seeds, peanuts |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311911 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.23000, -90.05000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning when peanut dust hit his face causing him to fall 3 feet from a ladder onto a metal object. The employee sustained a partial collapse of his right lung.
Incident Summary
On July 26, 2024, a worker at Delta Peanut, LLC in KENNETT, Missouri suffered closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the lung(s), pleura. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with portable ladders and stairs unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 33 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.
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