Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083953 - Employee found asphyxiated under truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201083953 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125729756	01/17/2003	1623	237110	P & G Construction Inc

Abstract: On January 16, 2003, Employee #1, an operator of an International, 3600 Gallon, 10 wheeler water truck, used to wash streets, was found under the truck. He was wearing a sweat coat with a hoop. The truck was running and the PTO shaft was engaged. The hood of the sweat coat was caught in the PTO shaft, and Employee #1 was found dead wrapped in the shaft.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125729756			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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