Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200351112 - Employee killed when poncho caught in harvesting equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200351112 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302871496	09/08/1999	0132	0	Harold Jones

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on September 3, 1999, Employee #1, a farm worker, was operating a Roanoke two-row tobacco harvester when, for some reason, he left the driver's compartment without turning off the machine. As he dismounted, his poncho became caught in the defoliating head of the operating harvester and was twisted tighter and tighter around his neck. He was choked and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, LOCKOUT, NECK, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302871496			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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