Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14502934 - Employee dies of asphyxia caught between control and ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 14502934 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106027287	03/30/1989	3523	0	Sunflower Mfg. Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was shot blasting metal in the shot blast room. He was working on a job-made hydraulically-operated work platform when he apparently accidentally engaged the operating handle to the lift mode. His neck and head were caught between the handle and the ceiling. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, CONTROL LEVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106027287			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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