OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221642184

MR. PIPE PLUMBING & HEATING CORP.

HICKSVILLE, NY· 2024-02-19T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Entangled, Pipe, Plumbing, Threading Machine
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347290611
Employer profile: MR. PIPE PLUMBING & HEATING CORP.
Summary number: 221642184
Report ID: 0214700

Event description

Employee is asphyxiated and dies when caught in pipe threadi

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on February 19, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a plumbing/HVAC contractor. Employee #1 was threading a 1-inch steam pipe with a pipe threading machine. Employee apparently became entangled in the pipe threader and died of asphyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
587

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