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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221507197

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Event
Food processing, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Medical Condition, Preexisting Condition, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive
NAICS
311999
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346299175
Employer profile
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
Summary number
221507197
Report ID
0950635

Event description

Employee Is Killed By Preexisting Medical Condition

Investigation abstract

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.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    364

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