Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132843.015 - Employee is killed after being engulfed by beef processing p

Accident Summary Nr: 132843.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512451.015	01/29/2021		311612	National Beef Packing Co Llc

Abstract: At 5:20 p.m. on January 28, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance activities on a paunch holding tank. After removing a plate from the tank to check the paunch, the paunch rapidly escaped engulfing the employee and killing him.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Steel Plate, Caught In, Confined Space, Engulfed, Entry Permit, Maintenance, Meat Processing, Press, Steel Plate, Struck By, Suffocated, Tank, Warning Line, Warning Sign

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1512451.015	43	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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