OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221448970
104127 - PIC HYDRO VAC INC
STILLWATER, MN·
Event description
Employee dies due to asphyxiation
Investigation abstract
On March 2, 2022, an owner/operator was found suctioned to the hose of the hydrovac truck. The employee was working by himself, "pot-holing" to locate utilities. The employee was found unresponsive and was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul MN. The employee had been asphyxiated by his rain coat that was suctioned into the vacuum. He died on March 5, 2022.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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