Accident Report Detail
Accident: 67752.015 - Employee Is Killed When Clothing Caught In Gas Pipe Threader
Accident: 67752.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/26/2014 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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994541.015 | 09/10/2014 | Mike Torchio & Sons, Inc. | |||||
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:
pipe, suffocated, threading machine, clothing, caught in
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 994541.015 | 59 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |