Contract worker falls into meat blender

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CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- An Oregon cleaning worker was killed when he fell into a running blender at a meat-processing plant, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputy Nate Thompson identified the worker as Hugo Avalos-Chanon, 41, of Portland. He worked for DCS Sanitation Management, a cleaning company that has a contract with Interstate Meat Distributors.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/30/5384294/worker-dies-in-blender-at-oregon.html#storylink=cpy

[House of Roberts]

1. Tag-out, lock out.

Standard safety protocol was not followed. The question is why?

[pscot]

2. Indeed

There's something seriously wrong here.