Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1793337.015 - Dawn Food Products, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office
Site Address:
Dawn Food Products, Inc.
5301 Peoria St., Unit B
Denver, CO 80239
Mailing Address:
5301 Peoria St., Unit B, Denver, CO 80239
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 423850/Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/12/2024
Emphasis: L:Piv8
Case Closed: 05/28/2025
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 2241708 |
Investigation Summary
At 8:00 p.m. on December 11, 2024, an employee working as a supervisor for a food storage warehouse was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) making rounds around a warehouse. The employee ran his PIV into a pallet racking system and became caught between the beam of the shelf and the console of the PIV. The employee died of unknown causes, but was possibly asphyxiated.
Keywords: Abdomen, Asphyxiated, Back, Caught Between, Collision, Distracted, Distracted driving, Driver, Driving, Engineering Controls, Food service, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Lack of Engineering Controls, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pinned, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Area, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Supervisor, Trapped, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1793337.015 | 55 | M | Fatality | Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks |