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Employee dies at Tolleson meat processing plant

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Updated  November 20, 2024 5:40pm MST
Tolleson
FOX 10 Phoenix

Death probe at Tolleson meat processing plant

An investigation is underway after an employee at a meat processing facility in Tolleson was found unresponsive on the morning of Nov. 20, and subsequently declared dead at the scene.

The Brief

    • An employee at JBS Beef Plant in Tolleson died on Nov. 20.
    • The employee's cause of death is being investigated.
    • The employee was not identified by police.

TOLLESON, Ariz. - An investigation is underway after an employee at a west Valley meat processing plant died on Wednesday. 

Tolleson Police say officers responded to the JBS Beef Plant, located near 91st Avenue and Buckeye Road, at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 20 after receiving a report of an unresponsive employee.

"After extensive efforts by both the police and fire departments, the employee was pronounced deceased on scene," police said.

Police in Tolleson have identified the victim as 55-year-old Eduardo Reyes Hernandez.

"The incident is being investigated as a workplace accident," read a portion of a statement sent to us by a Tolleson Police spokesperson on Nov. 26.

The Source

  • The Tolleson Police Department

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