Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201494788 - Employee Is Killed When Caught in Meat Blender

Accident Summary Nr: 201494788 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315068544	02/28/2011	2011	311611	Central Valley Meat Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 4:56 a.m. on February 28, 2011, Employee #1, a sanitation worker with Central Valley Meat Co., Inc., was near the end of his shift when he went back into a meat blender that the crew had cleaned that night. Unaware that Employee #1 was in the blender, another employee started the machine. Employee #1 was struck with the paddles of the blender and sustained a fractured neck. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOOD PREPARATION, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, NECK, STRUCK BY, BLADE, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315068544			Fatality	Fracture	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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