OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570592

CLOTHING,AMPUTATED,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,AUGER,ARM,ENTANGLED

1988-10-24T00:00:00

Event: CLOTHING,AMPUTATED,SHOULDER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,AUGER,ARM,ENTANGLED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14570592
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee killed when caught by boring rod

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were operating a machine, boring under a road to run a telephone line. Apparently Employee #1 was trying to align the rods by using h is hands to either pull up or push down on the rod. His clothing became caught o n the rod and he was pulled around the rod several times. Employee #1 was killed when his arm and shoulder were torn away.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
2

Event type
14

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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