Autopsy: 3 NC Slim Jim plant workers were crushed
AP News | 2009-07-24 18:04:55
<div id="subtitle">Autopsy says 3 workers killed in NC Slim Jim factory collapse were crushed to death</div><div><p>Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death.</p><p>The News &amp; Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that autopsy results were released for workers Barbara McLean, Lewis Watson and Rachel Pulley. They died from blunt force trauma in the June 9 explosion at the ConAgra plant in Garner, where nearly 40 were injured.</p><p>Two federal agencies have blamed natural gas for the blast. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said contractors installing a water heater likely vented natural gas inside the building before the explosion as they purged a gas line. Officials said the gas should have been vented outside.</p><p>The plant was closed for weeks, but production is scheduled to resume on Monday.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=55489768&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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