Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 67752.015 - Employee is killed when clothing caught in gas pipe threader

Accident Summary Nr: 67752.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/26/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
994541.015	09/10/2014		238220	Mike Torchio & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 26, 2014, Employee #1 was threading half inch gas pipe using a Rigid 300 pipe threading machine. The employee's clothing became caught in the threading machine, twisting the employees shirt around his neck and suffocating him to death.

Keywords: Caught In, Clothing, Pipe, Suffocated, Threading Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	994541.015	59	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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