Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

Name: Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at Dixie Electrical Controls and Automation, Inc.
Start: 3/16/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032481 · 3/16/2020 · Dixie Electrical Controls and Automation, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Dixie Electrical Controls and Automation, Inc.
Location: 1804 S Green Street, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38801
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an aerial lift and was elevated 9.5 feet. While traveling backwards, he was pinned between the cage of the aerial lift and overhead structure bracing. The employee's chest/neck area was pinned, cutting off oxygen and resulting in strangulation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown