Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14422901 - Three employees die of asphyxia in rendering tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14422901 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106627722	06/11/1991	2011	0	National Beef Packing Co. Lp

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were found dead, lying on the upper filtering screen in a raw blood surge tank used in inedible rendering. They died of asphyxia. There were no witnesses, but the presence of debris on the filtering screen and the fact that the tank was virtually empty suggests that they intended to clean the screen using the shovel that was found on the screen with them. It is believed that Employee #3 entered first, followed by Employee #1, and then by Employee #2. Employees #1 and #2 may have been trying to rescue the other employee(s) on the screen.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, TANK, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106627722	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	106627722	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	106627722	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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