Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1515482.015 - Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 1515482.015

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 02/19/2021

Site Address:
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
601 N. Church Street
Smithfield, VA 23430

Mailing Address:
601 N. Church Street, Smithfield, VA 23430

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311613/Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/2021

Emphasis: S:Fri

Case Closed: 04/21/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1736846	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133431.015

Event: 02/19/2021

Employee dies after suffering heart attack

At 7:55 a.m. on February 19, 2021, an employee had been cleaning out the bottom of a wood powered generator when he decided to take a break. The employee went to an area that he used for breaks when he suffered a heart attack and died.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Electric Generator, Emergency Response, Heart, Heart Attack, Medical Condition, Medical History, Natural Causes, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515482.015	54	M	Fatality		Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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