Brian Caron died on the job on March 23, 2016, when he was fatally overcome by an ammonia leak caused by a burst pipe in the machine shop of his employer, Boston fish and seafood wholesaler Stavis Seafoods Inc.
An inspection by OSHA determined that the deficient design and lack of proper operation and maintenance for the machine shop's ammonia refrigeration system and equipment exposed Caron and other Stavis employees to a catastrophic release of ammonia.