OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221608656

OMEGA PROTEIN INC.

ABBEVILLE, LA— 2023-10-17T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Cleaning, Engulfed, Food processing, Housekeeping, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation
NAICS: 311710
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347041857
Employer profile: OMEGA PROTEIN INC.
Summary number: 221608656
Report ID: 0625700

Event description

Employee is killed when engulfed, asphyxiated in fish mill

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 a.m. on October 17, 2023, an employee working for a seafood packaging company was performing housekeeping tasks. The employee became engulfed in a pile of fish mill and died due to asphxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Event type
2

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