Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1445003.015 - National Beef Leathers

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1445003.015

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 11/14/2019

Site Address:
National Beef Leathers
205 Florence Road
Saint Joseph, MO 64504

Mailing Address:
205 Florence Road, Saint Joseph, MO 64504

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 316110/Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/02/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1516918	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121697.015

Event: 11/09/2019

Employee breaks back while repairing conveyor, knocked onto

At 5:15 p.m on November 9, 2019, an employee who performed machinery maintenance for a leather tanning facility was assisting a coworker with repairs on a conveyor. The employee was struck by the trolley and fell onto the stop plate. The employee broke his L5 vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Conveyor, Fracture, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Repair, Steel Plate, Struck By, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1445003.015	74	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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