Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 141128.015 - Employee Collapses Near Machine, Later Dies Of Drug Overdose

**Accident: 141128.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 06/21/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1539786.015	07/01/2021		Legacy Foods Llc

At 8:17 a.m. on June 21, 2021, an employee was clearing a clog in a vertical pac kaging machine that feeds corn chips from a hopper to individual bags when he st opped and appeared frozen. He collapsed in front of the machine and was caught b y a coworker (the Plant Manager) who lowered him to the ground. The employee was transported to a hospital where he later died of a fentanyl overdose.

Keywords: drug overdose, food processing, intoxicated, loss of consciousness, lost consciousness, machine operator, material handling, medical condition, medical history, unconsciousness, underlying medical condition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1539786.015	21	M	Fatality		Hand packers and packagers

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