Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201343498 - Employee is killed when coat is caught on rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201343498 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 01/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306173402	01/12/2004	0724	115111	Northwest Cotton Growers Co-Op Inc.

Abstract: On January 9, 2004, Employee #1 was in a 40-in.-deep pit, either kneeling or laying next to a rotating shaft at the bottom of the Green Boll machine, which powers a conveyor belt for cotton waste. After his right coat sleeve became caught on the rotating shaft, Employee #1 was strangled and died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, SHAFT, STRANGULATED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306173402			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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