Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 63470.015 - Employee Suffers Asphyxiation While Testing Product Sample

Accident Summary Nr: 63470.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/19/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
981715.015	06/20/2014		311999	Michael Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on June 19, 2014, an employee was found unresponsive chest deep into an oxygen deficient (nitrogen) trucker tank top hatch, during an egg product testing/sampling procedure. The employee did not respond to CPR and was declared dead by the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Technicians upon their arrival. The product was declared inedible by the USDA and upon emptying the tank, a sample ladle and cup were found inside the tanker.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Confined Space, Oxygen Deficiency, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	981715.015	23	M	Fatality		Production samplers and weighers

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