OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468557
LOUIS ZAFFINO PULPING & LOGGING
JOHNSONBURG, PA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN COAT ENTANGLED IN PTO SHAFT
Investigation abstract
AT ABOUT 12:30 PM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED BENEATH THE LEFT (DR TRUCK'S DIESEL MOTOR STALLED. IVER'S) SIDE OF AN INTERNATIONAL LOG TRUCK. HE INTENDED TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT, USING THE ALTERNATE DISCONNECT SWITCH LOCATED BENEATH THE RIGHT ( PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE PRIMARY DISCONNECT LEVER FOR THE POWER TAKE OF F UNIT, LOCATED INSIDE THE TRUCK CAB, WAS DEFECTIVE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LYING UN DER THE TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT ON, HIS COAT B ECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATING POWER TAKE OFF SHAFT. THE WRAPPING OF THE COAT A ROUND THE SHAFT CAUSED THE COAT TO TIGHTEN AROUND HIS NECK. HE DIED FROM TRAUMAT IC ASPHYXIATION. HIS BODY WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT THE
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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