UberXY Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Be careful in the garage. RIP, Mark Fidrych Table 2: Annual Average Noncrash Fatalities by Incident Type Struck by Falling Vehicle 168 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Vehicle Exhaust 147 Fall From Vehicle 88 Vehicle Fire 57 Struck by Object 44 Hyperthermia (excessive heat) 37 Hypothermia (excessive cold) 14 Poisoning in Vehicle From Other Source 9 Exploding Tire 7 Vehicle Window Asphyxia (lack of oxygen due to mechanical strangulation) 5 Electrocution 4 Drowning 3 Closed in Trunk 3 Radiator Fluid Burns2 Source: National Vital Statistics System special mortality file, 2003-2004 Link to comment
Rich06FJR1300 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 yeah, he was working on a garbage truck or something? not sure what happened but one of those bizarre events that you never could think something would go wrong. Link to comment
Jeepster Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 yeah, he was working on a garbage truck or something? not sure what happened but one of those bizarre events that you never could think something would go wrong. He died of strangulation when his clothes became entangled in the power take-off on the dump truck he was working on. Link Yes, very bizarre. But very avoidable. Link to comment
Joe Frickin' Friday Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 My dad knew a guy years ago who was working underneath his car. Car up on jackstands, running, with driveline in motion. His long hair became tangled on the driveshaft, which wound it up quickly, thumped him into unconsciousness, then ripped off most of his scalp. Neighbor found him and summoned help; doctors were able to reattach his scalp. He wore his hair short after that. Link to comment
MotorinLA Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 My wood shop teacher in school got his tie caught in the table saw and nearly decapitated/strangled himself. No ties in wood shop after that... Link to comment
tallman Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 4 deaths and 3,000 injuries caused by garage doors each year Link to comment
ltljohn Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 What I want to know is how does someone drown in a car when there is no crash involved?? Link to comment
TestPilot Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 What I want to know is how does someone drown in a car when there is no crash involved?? Perhaps running off the road into an irrigation canal is not considered a crash (hitting another solid object). Link to comment
4wheeldog Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Maybe alcohol and a water hose? Link to comment
David13 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Therefore ... Ergo ... ... waffle. dc Link to comment
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