Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 42341.015 - Employee is caught in PTO machine and asphyxiated

Accident Summary Nr: 42341.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/15/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
895846.015	03/15/2013		238160	John Roddy Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 15, 2013, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was operating a PTO machine. He was manually engaging the PTO when the shaft began to rotate. The shaft became caught in Employee #1's shirt. Employee #1 was killed by asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught By, Caught In, Construction, Roof, Rotating Shaft, Shaft, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	895846.015	65	M	Fatality

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