Overview
- Jose Fernando Partida, 57, was injured on Jan. 4 at Gowan Milling in Yuma while cleaning inside a chemical mixer that turned on, according to his family and officials.
- A coworker who had climbed in to help escaped, but first responders needed about five hours and hazmat protection to extricate Partida after isolating power.
- He was hospitalized unconscious with multiple traumatic injuries and died on Jan. 10, the company confirmed.
- Gowan Milling says it activated emergency protocols, is conducting an internal review, and is cooperating with law enforcement and regulators.
- The Partida family launched a GoFundMe to help with medical and funeral costs, which has raised more than $5,000 toward a $10,000 goal.