Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344140 - Employee Dies from Heat Related Illness

Accident Summary Nr: 201344140 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309887446	07/20/2006	2047	311111	C.J. Foods, Inc.

Abstract: On July 20, 2006 Employee #1 was working in the Processing Area as an Extruder Operator trainee. Employee #1 and the Extruder Operator were recoating some pet food when Employee #1 noticed that the product was not flowing into the bin. He climbed approximately three-fourths of the way up the stairs to the work platform of the extruder/dryer to observe the situation. As he was descending the stairs, he stumbled and grabbed for the handrails, then leaned on them. The Extruder Operator assisted Employee #1 down the rest of the stairs. Employee #1 was taken to the air conditioned quality control room where he was unresponsive with a very slow pulse. He was treated at the local hospital for a heat related illness, where he later died.

Keywords: HEAT, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309887446			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Extruding and forming machine operators

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