Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170868723 - Employee Dies Of Asphyxia When Buried By Crushed Rock

**Accident: 170868723 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 02/03/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125681809	02/04/1997	1442	Martin Sand And Gravel

Employee #1's clothing became tangled in a conveyor tail pulley shaft, causing the conveyor to stall. The system continued to operate, and he was covered with several tons of minus 1 in. crushed rock product. Employee #1 was buried about 15 minutes before he was rescued. Partial breathing was evident and he was transported to the hospital, where he was put on life support for two days. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 2:27 p.m. on February 6, 1997.

Keywords: clothing, asphyxiated, rock, work rules, caught by, conveyor, entangled, pulley, buried

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	125681809			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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