Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317059301 - Tyson Fresh Meats

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 317059301

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/16/2013

Site Address:
Tyson Fresh Meats
2125 South County Road 125 West
Logansport, IN 46947

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/30/2013

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100994896

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202637195

Event: 08/16/2013

Employee Is Found Slumped in Forklift, Later Pronounced Dead

At approximately 6:40 a.m. on August 16, 2013, Employee #1 was in the tractor shop having the battery on his forklift charged. The employee turned his forklift around to drive the forklift out of the shop when he slumped forward. A coworker observed Employee #1 slump forward and grabbed him so that he would not fall out of the forklift. Other coworkers in the area responded and began to administer CPR. According to another coworker the employee had turned blue. The company nurse brought the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) but it was not able to shock Employee #1. The employee was transported to the local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:31 a.m.

Keywords: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRACTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317059301			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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