Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202033650 - Employee Is Killed When Clothing Is Caught in Power Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202033650 -- Report ID: 0253610 -- Event Date: 01/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305444994	01/27/2005	1611	237310	Poughkeepsie Dpw

Abstract: On January 26, 2005, Employee #1, a truck driver, was salting local roads due to poor weather conditions. Once he completed salting the roads in his territory, Employee #1 was instructed to unload the remainder of the salt in his truck at the storage shed. Approximately 30 minutes later, a coworker reported that Employee #1 was still in the shed. The coworker went to the shed to investigate Employee #1's absence and found him dead. Employee #1 was asphyxiated when his sweatshirt became caught and was twisted in the power take-off shaft, causing strangulation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BY, SALT VAT, SHAFT, OFF LOADING, STRANGULATED, STORAGE AREA, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305444994			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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