Missouri Food Plant Worker Killed after Getting Stuck in Machine

A Missouri food plant worker was killed after becoming trapped inside of a machine at the plant where he was on shift. According to local news reports, on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 6, at around 3:40 p.m., first responders in Carthage, Missouri, received an emergency call for help from the Schreiber Foods manufacturing facility. Carthage is a small town in Missouri, approximately 140 miles south of Kansas City, and with a population of around 15,000 people.

Local law enforcement officers report that a 48-year-old Schreiber Foods plant worker fell into what is described as an “automated palletizing machine”, and became stuck inside the machine. Automated palletizing machines are typically used to pick up items and then place them onto a pallet for shipping. By the time that first responders arrived on the scene, the worker had been freed from it, but was badly bleeding. The worker is reported to have been, at that time, alive, but unconscious, with shallow breathing. Although life saving measures were implemented on the scene, including the call for a helicopter to take the worker to the hospital for emergency care, he died at the plant before transport arrived.

Schreiber Foods released a statement in connection with the horrific workplace death. The company stated, “We’re devastated by the loss of one of our dear friends and coworkers…Our thoughts and prayers go out to family and friends at this difficult time.” Schreiber Foods deals in dairy and plant-based dairy products, and is a “customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages and yogurt – including plant-based options.” The worker who was tragically killed has not yet been identified to the public, and police believe that federal investigators will investigate the incident further.

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