Autopsies and toxicological reports released this week reveal more details about the deaths of six dairy workers — five men and one teenage boy — who died in a tragic, shocking accident at Prospect Valley Dairy outside Keenesburg on August 20.
But the information in the autopsy does not reveal what occurred that could have led to the exposure to hydrogen sulfide, which was identified as the cause of death for each of the Keenesburg Six.
The Weld County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as:
- Oscar Espinoza Leos, 17 of Nunn
- Carlos Espinoza Prado, 29, of Evans
- Noe Montañez Casañas, 32 of Keenesburg
- Jorge Sanchez Pena, 36, of Greeley
- Ricardo Gomez Galvan, 40 of Keenesburg
- Alejandro Espinoza Cruz, 50 of Nunn
Each of the victims’ autopsy reports notes that they died of “sudden death due to acute hydrogen sulfide exposure” and “history of being found unresponsive in a confined space following an industrial accident at a dairy farm.”…