Two people died in a large mixer at a food recycling company Saitama Tokorozawa September 12 9:54
On the 11th, two men who died in a large-sized mixer making food for livestock died one after another at a food recycling company in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. The police are investigating the cause of death and the details of the situation at the time, such as the oxygen concentration in the mixer.
Around 11:30 am, a food recycling company in Tokorozawa City, Toshikazu Otani, Tokorozawa City, a part-time employee of a large-scale mixer that produces pig food from expired foods (25 ) Lost consciousness and fell down, and another employee found it and reported it to the fire department.
Mr. Otani was taken to the hospital but died about two hours later.
In addition, Mr. Ken Kobayashi (42), a company employee who entered the mixer to help Mr. Otani, fell down and was transported to the hospital, becoming an unconscious body, but died about 14 hours later.
According to the police, Mr. Otani went inside to try to take the tool dropped in the mixer.
The police decided to investigate whether the company's safety measures were appropriate, as well as to investigate the situation at the time, such as the cause of death and the oxygen concentration in the mixer, because there was no noticeable trauma.