Winery Worker Dies in Production Tank Accident

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter

A 20-year-old employee of Williams Selyem Winery near Healdsburg died after he was found unconscious inside a production tank. The man's grieving family has called for more stringent standards to prevent further incidents.Taylor James Atkins of Forestville was apparently asphyxiated by nitrogen gas when he entered the empty 1,500-gallon stainless steel wine tank. Nitrogen had been pumped into the tank to purge it, according to Department of Industrial Relations spokesman Dean Fryer. Nit

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