Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing

NarrativeAt 9:15 a.m. on January 1, 2018, an employee was walking in the Seafood Processing Room. There was ammonia in the air from an ammonia leak the night before. The employee stopped, was staring, put his hands into the air, and then collapsed onto the floor. While on the floor, the employee was shaking as if having a seizure and then stopped breathing. According to the Certificate of Death, the immediate cause of death was anoxic brain injury including acute liver failure, acute renal failure, and hypernatremia. The manner of death was recorded as natural causes.

NarrativeAt 3:30 p.m. on August 3, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a drum winch, utilizing ship rope to pull can stacks from Retort Number 4. The rope became bound on the left side of the drum. The employee attempted to move the rope without shutting the machine down. Employee #1's hand became caught in the pinch point between the rope and gear teeth. The employee sustained multiple finger amputations, and was hospitalized. The fingers were later reattached in surgery.

NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on January 12, 2017, an employee was performing maintenance of a Filet Machine 184. The machine was not locked out tagged out and a coworker turned the power source on. The chain moved and resulted in an amputation.