Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 25.3/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 99th percentile of 273 warehouse automation companies.
The record contains a single entry: a February 2024 fatality in which a machine operator was crushed by a palletizer at a Schreiber Foods facility in Carthage, Missouri, rated severity 5, the maximum on the scale. This is a one-event record, so no volume or trend beyond the single fatality can be assessed. The index of 25.6 and 99.2 percentile place this entity at the top of the warehouse-automation category, a standing driven entirely by the fatal severity of this one incident. The record reflects a workplace fatality involving fixed automation equipment, consistent with the kind of finding typically subject to occupational safety investigation.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5 | 02/2024 15:44 CT |
fatality | Carthage, MO, USA | Machine operator crushed to death by palletizer at Schreiber Foods, Carthage MO · 1 fatality, 1 palletizer | OSHA |