Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221585128

UNITED PREMIUM FOODS, LLC.

Event
Caught By, Caught In, Clothing, Crushed, Crushing, Laceration, Machine operator, Meat Blending Mach, Meat Processing, Pulled In
NAICS
311812
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346868888
Employer profile
UNITED PREMIUM FOODS, LLC.
Summary number
221585128
Report ID
0213400

Event description

Employee is killed when pulled into machine

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on July 28, 2023, an employee was working in a meat processing facility and was loading a blending machine when his clothing got caught in the machine and he was pulled into it. The employee died due to lacerations and crushing injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 F

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    873

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