OSHA investigators arrived in Astoria, NY on Tuesday, April 19th 2011 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Bls Limousine Service Of Los Angeles Inc. A Taxi cab driver had been injured when the employee fractured trachea while eating hot dog
Accident Date2011-04-11
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 10:45 p.m. on April 11, 2011, Employee #1 was a limousine driver. He was sitting in a parking lot while waiting for a client. He was eating a hotdog and he heard a pop from his throat. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a thyroid cartilage fracture.