OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14468557

CLOTHING,ASPHYXIATED,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,LOG TRUCK,NECK,ENTANGLED,LOGGING,POWER TAKE-OFF

1988-02-12T12:30:00

Event: CLOTHING,ASPHYXIATED,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,LOG TRUCK,NECK,ENTANGLED,LOGGING,POWER TAKE-OFF
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14468557
Report ID: 317530

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

#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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