OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221462419
FETTER AND SON FARMS, LLC
MORRAL, OH·
Event description
Employee dies after choking on tobacco chew
Investigation abstract
At 10:31 a.m. on May 13, 2022, an employee was lowered into tanker truck to perform cleaning operations with a pressure washer. A piece of tobacco became lodged into the employee's trachea and he began to choke and lost consciousness. A coworker, the manager of the wash bay area, found the employee inside the tank unconscious and called for assistance. After emergency personnel attempted to resuscitate the employee, he was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The employee died from asphyxiation.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 889
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