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Accident Summary Nr: 848747 - Employee dies of asphyxia when pinned by air compressor

Accident Summary Nr: 848747 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103067500	05/04/1992	1611	0	Robert Woods Dba Robert Woods
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103067518	05/04/1992	1611	0	Anthony G. Harris Dba Certified Asphalt & Paving

Abstract: At approximately 5:50 p.m. on May 1, 1992, Employee #1, the employer, was attempting to unhitch an air compressor from a dump truck. The employee lay across the trailer part of the air compressor, which weighed approximately 400 lb. As he pulled the pin from the hitch and moved the air compressor down while lying across the trailer part, the air compressor went up in the air in an upright position, pinning the employee underneath the overhang of the dump truck. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103067500			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	103067518					Occupation Not Listed

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