Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200271724 - Employee Died after Fall from a Refrigerator Unit
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310796727 | 06/13/2007 | 5411 | 445110 | Benld Iga Foodliner, Ltd |
Abstract: On June 5, 2007, Employee #1, a service technician, was working on top of a refrigerated frozen meat case, checking the status of frost inside the unit. Another employee from the Meat Department had replaced a water hose on the back side of the freezer case in order to thaw out the fan and coils. Employee #1 fell 6-ft. 6-in. from the top surface of the case to the grocery store floor. The employee died two days later of his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 310796727 | Fatality | Concussion | Machinery maintenance occupations |