OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221507197
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
VERNON, CA—
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
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 364
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