Engulfment definition
Engulfment means the surrounding and effective capture of a person by a liquid or finely divided (flowable) solid substance that can be aspirated to cause death by filling or plugging the respiratory system or that can exert enough force on the body to cause death by strangulation, constriction, or crushing.
Engulfment means the surrounding of a person by finely divided solids or a liquid. A worker in a storage tank filled with sawdust, for example, could fall into an air pocket, be completely surrounded by sawdust, and suffocate to death.
Engulfment means the surrounding of a person by a liquid or finely-divided (flowable) solid substance. The substance may cause death by filling or plugging the person’s respiratory system or might exert enough force on the body to cause death by strangulation, constriction, or crushing.