Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91279.015 - Employee caught under a dump box, is asphyxiated and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 91279.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 10/13/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1193272.015	10/17/2016		812210	Vase Funeral Home Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 13, 2016, an employee was tightening a hydraulic hose on a dump box 1980 Ford F-350 with a 24 inch crescent wrench and a 12 inch pipe wrench. The employee raised the dump box, noticed the leaking hose, and leaned over the truck frame to tighten the connection. The employee turned the fitting the wrong way which caused the line to loose pressure and the dump box to lower onto the employee. The employee was caught under the box and killed by asphyxiation.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Falling Object, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1193272.015	60	M	Fatality

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