Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1512451.015 - National Beef Packing Co Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1512451.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 01/29/2021

Site Address:
National Beef Packing Co Llc
1501 E. 8th St.
Liberal, KS 67901

Mailing Address:
1501 E. 8th St., Liberal, KS 67901

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/29/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/20/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1727064
Inspection	1521621	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132843.015

Event: 01/28/2021

Employee is killed after being engulfed by beef processing p

At 5:20 p.m. on January 28, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance activities on a paunch holding tank. After removing a plate from the tank to check the paunch, the paunch rapidly escaped engulfing the employee and killing him.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Steel Plate, Caught In, Confined Space, Engulfed, Entry Permit, Maintenance, Meat Processing, Press, Steel Plate, Struck By, Suffocated, Tank, Warning Line, Warning Sign

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1512451.015	43	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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