Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161428.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling stack of cardboar

Accident Summary Nr: 161428.015 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/05/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1703538.015	10/05/2023		311421	106801 - Seneca Foods Corporation

Abstract: At 12:09 p.m. on October 5, 2023, an employee was killed when a stack of cardboard totes filled with corn cobs collapsed onto him, crushing him. An initial stack collapse had incapacitated the employee, and a second stack collapse moments later crushed him. The initial stack collapse was witnessed by six employees, while the second collapse was witnessed by one employee. The employee was extricated from the debris and pronounced dead on the scene.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Falling Object, Stack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1703538.015	58	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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