# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at RINDLER POULTRY, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211763` · 12/31/2023 · SAINT HENRY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** RINDLER POULTRY, LLC
- **Location:** 5424 Watkins Road, SAINT HENRY, OHIO, 45883
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 31, 2023, an employee was performing sanitation on a packer conveyor and was walking in the passageway when their shirt collar was pulled into the conveyor above the passageway. The employee was strangled and became unconscious. The conveyor was not guarded at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*