Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152408.015 - Employee is killed in bean hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 152408.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/27/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640807.015	12/27/2022		311411	Hanover Foods Corporation

Abstract: At 3:20 a.m. on December 27, 2022, an employee was removing excess beans from a hopper using a shovel. The employee entered the open top of the bean hopper of the a food canning operation and became stuck upside-down in the hopper. The employee was unable to free himself and called for help from coworkers for extraction. Upon removal from the hopper, the employee was nonverbal and eventually lost conscious. Emergency responders attempted resuscitation of the employee but were unsuccessful.

Keywords: Hopper, Lost consciousness, Removing, Shovel, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1640807.015	59	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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