Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113249.015 - Employee gets caught in a rotating shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 113249.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 01/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369678.015	01/02/2019		311710	Sea Watch International, Ltd

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on January 6, 2019, an employee was working on a roto-screen machine used for cleaning the brine solution. The employee was looking for a model or motor size on the top of the motor. The employee was standing on the metal support frame of an adjacent machine. The right sleeve of the employees jacket was caught in a rotating shaft and tightened his jacket and shirt around his neck. The employee suffered cerebral anoxia, asphyxia, strangulation resulting in death.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Clothing, Neck, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Strangulated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1369678.015	63	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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