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Man injured in explosion at NaturPak plant in Janesville dies in hospital

The second explosion at the plant followed a similar February incident; OSHA has two ongoing investigations and the company faced prior safety fines totaling nearly $8,000.

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The man died Sunday, but his death after the explosion March 18 at the NaturPak plant in Janesville was not reported until Wednesday.

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Rock County officials name second NaturPak employee who died after explosion

Rock County officials formally identified the second NaturPak employee who died after an explosion at the facility over the weekend.

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'They didn’t deserve this.' Family, friends mourn two men who died from NaturPak explosion

JANESVILLE -- Friends and family are mourning the two workers who died after being severely burned in a steam explosion Feb. 18 at NaturPak on Janesville’s southside.

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Rockford man identified as second worker who died after Janesville food plant explosion

The Rock County Medical Examiner's Department announced the victim was 38-year-old Laurance A. Perkins of Rockford.

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Man injured in explosion at NaturPak plant in Janesville dies in hospital

The man died Sunday, but his death after the explosion March 18 at the NaturPak plant in Janesville was not reported until Wednesday.

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Second NaturPak explosion turns deadly in Janesville

The incident is the second explosion at the facility in just over a month.

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Spectrum News broke the news in United States on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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