Occupational
& Environmental
Medicine
College of Human Medicine

Asphyxiation

CASE MIFACE Summaries of MIOSHA Inspections
Case 188 69-year-old truck driver was killed when he was pinned between a 53-foot long trailer and a loading dock.
Case 45 38-year-old truck driver was asphyxiated when he was buried in processed human waste sludge at a landfill.
Case 87 38-year-old mechanic died from hypoxia after entering a tanker that had been pressurized with nitrogen.