Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200411171 - Employee Is Strangled When Shirt Is Caught in Mechanism

Accident Summary Nr: 200411171 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 03/31/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311805915	04/06/2009	3272	327390	Tyson F. Sartin Inc

Abstract: On March 31, 2009, Employee #1 was performing maintenance on the lifting mechanism of a 1983 Chevy dump truck. When his shirt became caught on the PTO takeoff gear, he was strangled. Employee #1 was transported to Christiana Hospital, where he died on April 4, 2009.

Keywords: CLOTHING, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DUMP TRUCK, STRANGULATED, GEAR, POWER TAKE-OFF, ROTARY HAMMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311805915			Fatality	Asphyxia	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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