Investigation underway for missing industrial employee following incident in Fowler

FOWLER, Calif. (KFSN) -- An probe is underway for a missing worker astatine a Fowler raisin exporter pursuing an incident.

Fowler Police accidental officers were dispatched to the National Raisin Company installation works astir 2:30 p.m. Thursday for a imaginable concern accident.

Chief Greg Gularte says Juan Patino, an worker astatine the plant, was past seen astir 1 p.m., pumping rainwater disconnected a tarp adjacent a h2o digester.

Patino's co-workers had noticed helium had not clocked retired of work. Concerns grew erstwhile his enactment conveyance and hard chapeau were recovered successful the country helium was past seen.

Authorities accidental a hunt of the digester volition statesman connected Friday morning. A dive squad that specializes successful operations successful the benignant of liquid successful the digester is traveling from Salt Lake City to transportation retired the search.

The aforesaid dive squad was antecedently called retired to the tract successful 2020 to retrieve a tarp from the digester.

CAL-OSHA and the Fresno County Fire Department are investigating the incidental on with Fowler Police.

Chief Gularte says the CEO of National Raisin Company has made interaction with Patino's family.

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