Triumph Foods, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — SAINT JOSEPH, Missouri
| Employer | Triumph Foods, LLC |
| Address | 5302 Stockyards Expressway |
| City, State ZIP | SAINT JOSEPH, Missouri 64504 |
| Report ID | 20241211225 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats except confined space |
| Secondary Source | Pressurized air blast |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 |
| Inspection # | 1793004 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72000, -94.87000 |
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Incident Narrative
Two maintenance employees were unplugging a hair chute on a 9' high bin. One employee accessed the chute through the access door. Hair and air blew out the access door and knocked the employee backward off the top of the hair bin to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to both wrists. The machine does not have guard rails and fall protection was not in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2024, a worker at Triumph Foods, LLC in SAINT JOSEPH, Missouri suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with tanks, bins, vats except confined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 590 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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