Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 994541.015 - Mike Torchio & Sons, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 994541.015

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 09/10/2014

Site Address:
Mike Torchio & Sons, Inc.
78 Baker Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132

Mailing Address:
134 Parsons Street, Brighton, MA 02135

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	963042

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 67752.015

Event: 08/26/2014

Employee is killed when clothing caught in gas pipe threader

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	994541.015	59	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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