Man dies trapped in conveyor belt at Deerfield Beach plant
A worker was trapped beneath a conveyor belt at a Deerfield Beach nutrition plant early Friday and died at the scene.
A worker died after becoming trapped beneath the hopper arm of a conveyor belt at a Deerfield Beach industrial plant just before 12:30 a.m. Friday, a fatal accident now under investigation in Broward County.
The accident happened at 1441 W. Newport Center Drive. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue identified the business as an industrial park facility used for the mass production of food products. The adult male was trying to address an issue with a large production machine when he became trapped beneath the conveyor system.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesperson Michael Kane said crews responded quickly, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.
The address matches Oxygen Development, LLC’s Deerfield Beach nutrition facility, a manufacturing location for gummy and soft-chew products, with operations that include mixing, molding, packaging, labeling and warehousing.
Conveyor-belt accidents can be deadly when machines unexpectedly energize or trap a worker in a pinch point.
OSHA develops accident summaries after inspections that follow a fatality, catastrophe or employer-reported referral. Those reviews can examine whether guards were in place, whether equipment was shut down before repairs, and whether training and emergency procedures were followed.
The incident remained under investigation Friday, and no immediate changes to operations were announced.
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