Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840801 - Employee caught in agitator dies of asphyxia

Accident Summary Nr: 840801 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 02/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109633792	02/07/1991	3273	0	Meyer Material Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a concrete pump truck operator, was cleaning the hopper portion of his rig with his water hose. The guard for the hopper agitator was up as he cleaned. The employee and his water hose were caught by the rotating agitator paddles and pulled into the concrete hopper. He died of mechanical asphyxiation.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109633792			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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