Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514040 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed By Barrel Dumper

Accident Summary Nr: 200514040 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 02/02/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309574648	02/03/2006	2015	311615	Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on February 2, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a turkey processing facility. He was standing inside the framework for a barrel dumper while helping clean out the pregrinder in the facility's bib-on room. He reached over and turned the switch on the barrel dumper. The mechanism started moving up, and Employee #1 was caught between a support pole and the framework for the dumper. He sustained crushing injuries to his chest and was killed.

Keywords: chest, food preparation, electrical, cleaning, lockout, caught between, crushed, dumper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309574648			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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