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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379812

CHEST,HEAD,WORK RULES,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,ARM,ENTANGLED,POWER TAKE-OFF

Event
CHEST,HEAD,WORK RULES,TRUCK,DUMP TRUCK,ARM,ENTANGLED,POWER TAKE-OFF
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14379812
Report ID
522000

Event description

ENTANGLED IN POWER TAKE-OFF SHAFT OF DUMP TRUCK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DELIVERING BUILDING MATERIALS TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE LINKAG E FOR THE DUMP BED WAS BROKEN, SO HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND MANUALLY OPERATED THE HOIST LINKAGE FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE POWER TAKE-O FF SHAFT THAT RUNS THE HYDRAULIC LIFT WHICH LIFTS THE TRUCK BED. HE WAS FOUND, L ATER, BY CARPENTERS AT THE SITE. HIS SHIRT AND JACKET HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM HIS B ODY. HE SUFFERED SEVERE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN NECK AND ARM. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    2
    Source
    36
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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