Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144459.015 - Employee is killed when clothing is caught in moving machine

Accident Summary Nr: 144459.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582928.015	03/11/2022		111421	T-Y Nursery, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 10, 2022, an employee was assigned to perform preventative maintenance on the Mitchell Ellis EZ Potter equipment at a nursery. The employee went under a moving conveyer and his loose clothing became entangled in the moving machinery. The employee was killed by asphyxiation due to the compression of the chest and neck while under heavy equipment.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Clothing, Machine operator, Nursery

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1582928.015	34	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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