Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200122604 - Employee suffocates when clothing becomes caught

Accident Summary Nr: 200122604 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 12/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122383912	12/21/2004	4959	488490	Bruno'S Snow & Ice Control, Inc.

Abstract: On December 20, 2004, Employee #1, of Bruno's Snow & Ice Control, Inc., was working alone, operating a Ford F-550 dump truck with a hydraulically operated Swenson salt spreading attachment. After he finished his job of salting a customer's parking lot, he drove the truck back to the salt pile in the corner of the parking lot and dumped the leftover salt. Employee #1 was found dead inside the salt spreader with his clothing wrapped around an auger. The truck was still running when he was found. The medical examiner determined that Employee #1 was suffocated when his clothing became bound in the auger.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, SUFFOCATED, CAUGHT BY, DRIVER, TRUCK, AUGER, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122383912			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, light

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