Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145933.015 - Employee is killed when caught in freezer

Accident Summary Nr: 145933.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 04/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1592906.015	04/30/2022		424490	Sage V Foods, Llc

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on April 30, 2022, an employee was in the blast freezer (Serial Number: 600, Model Number: BT43S3S, manufactured by: Advanced Equipment, Inc.), zone #2. The employee is required to go into the blast freezer to inspect the six freezer zones and determine whether to blast off any ice or snow accumulation in the zones. The employee was found by coworkers trapped in freezer zone #2 during a defrost cycle. By the time employees were able to disconnect the airlines to the freezer door and open it, the defrost cycle already affected the employee, who died of asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Freezer Compartment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1592906.015	29	M	Fatality		Production helpers

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