Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030450 - Employee dies of asphyxia when stuck in laundry chute

Accident Summary Nr: 200030450 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 03/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300039575	03/23/1998	7011	0	Hyatt Regency Chicago

Abstract: Employee #1, a houseman, was using a linen cart on the fourth floor of a building when he apparently fell, head first, into the laundry chute. He was found by two coworkers caught in the chute near the third floor. Employee #1 died of positional asphyxia. He was working alone at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, STUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300039575			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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