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Inspection Information - Office: Denver | ||||
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| Nr: 1514512 | Report ID: 0830500 | Open Date: 12/11/1984 | ||
| Meadow Gold Dairies | ||||
| 4820 Forge Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80907 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 5143/Dairy Products, Except Dried or Canned | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 01/31/1985 | |
| Close Case: | 02/20/1985 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360555585 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14506588 | Event: 12/08/1984 | Asphyxiated In Freezer Compartment Of A Delivery Truck | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 ARRIVED AT 6 AM TO PERFORM THE NORMAL LOADING OF HIS TRUCK FOR DELIVERIES. HE FIRST PULLED UP TO THE DOCK, WITH HIS TRUCK FACING NORTH, TO LOAD HIS ICE CREAM. HE PLACED A BAIL (50 POUNDS) OF DRY ICE IN THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT, COMMENTING THAT HIS ICE CREAM WAS SOFT. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO THE DOCK TO LOAD HIS MILK-DAIRY LOAD. THE TRUCK WAS FACING WEST AT THIS TIME. AFTER HE COMPLETED HIS LOADNG, HE MADE A SECOND LOAD ORDER OF 6 BUNDLES OF ICE CREAM. THE EMPLOYEE THEN WHEELED THE ICE CREAM, ON A DOLLY, AROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS WAS AROUND 6:25 PM. THAT WAS THE LAST TIME EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SEEN ALIVE. THE NEXT DRIVER CAME IN TO LOAD HIS TRUCK. WHEN THE DRIVER HAD TO LOAD HIS MILD-DAIRY, HE COULDN'T FIND EMPLOYEE #1. HE LOOKED AT THE SIDE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S TRUCK AND SAW THE DOLLY ON THE GROUND BY THE SIDE ICE CREAM DOOR. THE DRIVER OPENED THE FREEZER DOOR. THE DRIVER FOUND EMPLOYEE #1 LYING FACE DOWN IN THE FREEZER COMPARTMENT. ATTEMPTS BY PARAMEDICS TO REVIVE HIM WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT PENROSE HOSPITAL AT 7:34 AM, DECEMBER 8, 1984. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, confined space, truck, freezer compartment | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1514512 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||