SHOCK!!! KANSAS CITY UPS FACILITY DEADLY CONVEYOR BELT DEATH!!!



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UPS: 1 person killed after becoming trapped in conveyor belt at Kansas City UPS facility

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"The incident happened around 6 p.m. at 1010 North Century Drive, which just south of Front Street and just east of Interstate 435. KCPD confirmed that emergency crews responded to the scene, where the unidentified man was pronounced dead. The man who died was a contractor working on the conveyor belt, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department."

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  1. KSHB reported that the man was alive and being given CPR and was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Apparently he is not dead, yet.

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  2. UPS works those people hard. a driver told me if it weighs less than 140 pounds they have to carry by themselves ... that is a freight shipping with 2 strong men delivery, in my opinion. this was one i saw delivering a heavy package and i just asked him about it (and helped a bit, not just delaying a working man with a conversation) I guess this is what we want when we have all the online shopping, a ton of not-very-well-paid delivery minions who wear their bodies out dragging the shit to our porches etc. and in this case sacrifice their lives for it. they have a union but a shit contract obviously. the poor family.

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    1. This was a contractor, not a UPS employee. Also, UPS drivers get top rate pay in 4 years which is about $36/hr. With overtime the average top rate driver makes about 81K a year(to drive a truck and deliver/pickup packages). Yes it has its challenges and isn’t an easy place to work, but nobody is being forced to “sacrifice their lives”. The job market is great, change the channel if you don’t like what’s on

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    2. Does it really matter who he worked for? He was 24 years old and he is DEAD. And as his mother UPS has given me shit for answers

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  3. ^^OK Boomer.

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  4. This was my 24 year old brother. Regardless of your opinion please remember my family is devastated and your negative comments are not helpful in any way. A mother lost her son, siblings, their brother and our children lost their uncle

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    1. I am so sorry for your loss. I do Maintenance as well and the community is shocked and saddened by this. Someone needs to be held accountable, he should not have been alone. 😓

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  5. 11:42 - so very sorry for your loss. Prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family.

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  6. Sad situation. Prayers for the family and hope that this facility becomes safer for the workers. There needs to be more followup from the media and a serious look at practices from OSHA.

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  7. Jakob's Mother7/21/20, 8:37 AM

    Dear Anonymous who commented on 02/10/2020 @ 09:24. Actually Jakob passed away 02/10/2020 @10:22 P.M. Since I am his mother I was present and actually know what I am talking about. Please refrain from talking about things you do not complete information on.

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  8. Jakob's Mother7/21/20, 9:04 AM

    Dear Unknown who commented on 02/11/2020 I am so glad that you get paid well. Regardless of who he worked for my 24 year old perfectly healthy son died and we still do not know how or why. Nobody said that he was forced to sacrifice his life but the fact of the matter is that he is DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Thank you for your compassion and I hope that your family is comforted by the fact that you made about $81K a year if you ever loose your life to a work related accident. It's not about the money. We have a gigantic hole in our lives, hearts and souls. He loved his job and was very proud of the things that he had accomplished in his short 24 years. I'm sure he didn't go to work that night expecting or even thinking that he would never be going home again. I hope your family is showed the same care and compassion that you showed mine when your time comes.

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