Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550883 - Employee killed when shirt catches in conveyor tail pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 14550883 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 11/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107020232	11/21/1991	2951	0	King Excavation, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 removed the guard to the tail pulley on a conveyor and did not lock out the conveyor. When he reached over the pulley, his shirt tail became caught, pulling his head/chest against the pulley system. When his oxygen supply was cut off, Employee #1 asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: CLOTHING, HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107020232			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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