Occupational
& Environmental
Medicine
College of Human Medicine

Asphyxiation

CASE MIFACE Summaries of MIOSHA Inspections
Case 191 49-year-old supervisor at steel processing firm died when a 3/4-inch steel wire coil weighing 2987-pounds and measuring 3.5 feet tall by 3 feet wide became uncoiled after he cut or removed a piece of banding that was holding it together.
Case 37 32-year-old mechanic died from asphyxiation after being pinned in a rotary press.
Case 381 63-year-old business owner died due to asphyxia when she was wedged between an electrical box and the business’s stationary security chain link fence after being struck by a moving motorized security gate.