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Accident Summary Nr: 200645067 - Employee Falls Into Meat Processing Machine, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200645067 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/12/2011
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31493351607/14/20112013311612Bar-S Foods A Sigma Company

Abstract: On July 12, 2011, Employee #1, of Bar-S Foods A Sigma Company, was working on the sanitation crew, and he fell into a meat processing machine. Machines were running during sanitation and both legs were caught in an auger. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. Employees would stand on a catwalk with guardrails while cleaning machines. A coworker saw the deceased employee outside of the guardrails standing on the machine.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, GUARDRAIL, GUARD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, AUGER, FALL, LEG, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 314933516 Fatality Amputation Occupation not reported

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