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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30200079902/05/199816230Frank 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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