OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221614282
106801 - SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
MONTGOMERY, MN—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by falling stack of cardboar
Investigation abstract
At 12:09 p.m. on October 5, 2023, an employee was killed when a stack of cardboard totes filled with corn cobs collapsed onto him, crushing him. An initial stack collapse had incapacitated the employee, and a second stack collapse moments later crushed him. The initial stack collapse was witnessed by six employees, while the second collapse was witnessed by one employee. The employee was extricated from the debris and pronounced dead on the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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