August 7, 2011 : Meat Grinder

Meat Grinder Deaths

26-year-old Michael Raper died last Wednesday afternoon after falling, tragically, into a meat grinder at his workplace, cured meat and sausage manufacturer Bar-S, in southern Oklahoma, according to KFOR-TV. Raper, who was engaged and had four children, was caught for the machine for two hours before co-workers could get him free. He arrived legless but alive at the hospital, where he died.

The company released the following statement:

On Tuesday, July 12, an employee of the Bar-S Foods manufacturing facility in Lawton, Oklahoma was involved in a tragic accident while cleaning a piece of equipment. The employee sustained severe injuries, and was immediately transported to a local hospital where he died the next day. No other employees were involved in the incident.

Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. Another death was reported in Kings County, California, while another victim was severely injured in Vernon, California.