Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201362894 - Employee Is Killed When Storage Rack Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201362894 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308775626	04/25/2007	2015	311615	Sanderson Farms, Inc.

Abstract: On April 23, 2007, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, and a coworker were assigned to repair a leg on a storage rack in a freezer. Employee#1 was using a cutting torch to make the repairs, causing smoke to come out of the freezer. The storage rack collapsed onto Employee #1, killing him. Four other coworkers were sent to the hospital for observation as a result of air contamination.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, TORCH, SMOKE, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308775626			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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