OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722630

HIRSCHI CO LLC

HENDERSON, NV— 2024-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Burn, Caught In, Construction, Construction vehicle, Drive Shaft, Hand, Head, Laceration, Metal Shaft, Motor Vehicle, Pump, Residential Construction, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Shaft, Shoulder, Skin, Skull, Troubleshooting, Truck, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 811118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347888125
Employer profile: HIRSCHI CO LLC
Summary number: 221722630
Report ID: 0953220
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma when caught in rotating truck s

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on November 19, 2024, an employee working as a machinery maintenance technician for a mechanical contractor was troubleshooting a water pump located under a water truck tank. The employee was caught in the drive shaft that is connected to the power take-off shaft. The employee died from multiple trauma including a concussion, lacerations to his arms and hands and burns to his left shoulder.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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