Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160865.015 - Employee is killed when engulfed, asphyxiated in fish mill

Accident Summary Nr: 160865.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1704185.015	10/18/2023		311710	Omega Protein Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on October 17, 2023, an employee working for a seafood packaging company was performing housekeeping tasks. The employee became engulfed in a pile of fish mill and died due to asphxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cleaning, Engulfed, Food processing, Housekeeping, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1704185.015	35	M	Fatality

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