OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221444599
T-Y NURSERY, INC.
TRABUCO CANYON, CA·
Event description
Employee is killed when clothing is caught in moving machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 10, 2022, an employee was assigned to perform preventative maintenance on the Mitchell Ellis EZ Potter equipment at a nursery. The employee went under a moving conveyer and his loose clothing became entangled in the moving machinery. The employee was killed by asphyxiation due to the compression of the chest and neck while under heavy equipment.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 519
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