Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1629917.015 - Smithfield Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:45 p.m. on October 22, 2022, an employee was working in the freezer room floor at a meat processing and packing facility. Coworker #1 found the employee laying down and unresponsive in the freezer room, and notified Coworker #2 that he had found the employee. Coworker #3 went to the freezer room to investigate and upon determining that the employee may be deceased, he called facility security. The facility security department called 911. Fire department personnel arrived, and pronounced the employee dead at the worksite. The cause of death was determined to be a personal medical condition.

Keywords: Food processing, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Medical Condition, Preexisting Condition, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive