OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308043

CLOTHING,MAINTENANCE,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,FLATBED TRUCK,DRIVE SHAFT

1989-04-25T00:00:00

Event: CLOTHING,MAINTENANCE,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,LOCKOUT,CRUSHED,FLATBED TRUCK,DRIVE SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14308043
Report ID: 214200

Event description

Employee killed when crushed in truck's rotating shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was underneath an International tandem ten-wheel flatbed truck, mode l #S-2250, servicing it. His clothing became wrapped around the universal joint of the truck's drive shaft. Apparently he was pulled up and over the drive shaft , which crushed his body and killed him. This event had several causal factors. Employee #1 was exposed to the rotating drive shaft; the truck's motor was not t urned off; and Employee #1 was wearing loose clothing.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
6

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
2

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