OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14524235
CHEST,CLOTHING,TANK TRUCK,HEAD,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,SHAFT,ENTANGLED,POWER TAKE-OFF,UNGUARDED
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A PTO SHAFT
Investigation abstract
A TANK TRUCK-TRAILER WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF LIQUID SOLVENT TO A MANUFACTURING ND JAW. PLANT. THE LIQUID WAS PUMPED FROM THE TRAILER TO A STORAGE TANK ON THE CUSTOMER' S PROPERTY. THE PUMP WAS LOCATED UNDER THE TANK OF THE TRAILER AND WAS POWERED B Y A 30 INCH SHAFT FROM THE POWER TAKE-OFF ON THE TRACTOR TO THE PUMP. THE SHAFT WAS ROTATING AT 1650 RPM. A LEAK DEVELOPED AT THE PUMP. EMPLOYEE #1, THE TANK TR UCK DRIVER, CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH TO TRY TO STOP THE LE AK (BY TIGHTENING A NUT ON THE PUMP). HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTAT ING PTO SHAFT AND WAS RIPPED FROM HIS BODY AND WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT. EMPLOYE E #1 WAS FOUND UNDER THE TRUCK, DEAD FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES TO HIS UPPER CHEST A
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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