Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740280 - Employee killed when clothing catches on rotating rod

Accident Summary Nr: 200740280 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302000799	02/05/1998	1623	0	Frank Distefano & Son Inc.

Abstract: At 2:55 p.m. on February 4, 1998, Employee #1 was threading boring rods together so that they could be pulled back through the boring hole. His clothing became caught on the revolving rod, which twisted his sweatshirt and the bib of his overalls around his body. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, BORING MACHINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302000799			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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