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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673269

CLOTHING,FRACTURE,ROTATING SHAFT,SKULL,CONVEYOR,NECK,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED

Event
CLOTHING,FRACTURE,ROTATING SHAFT,SKULL,CONVEYOR,NECK,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
673269
Report ID
751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED AFTER CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN SHAFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYER #1 WAS OPERATING A PORTABLE DRAG CONVEYOR, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO UNLO AD CORN ONTO AN OUTDOOR STORAGE PAD. HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE SHAFT WHICH TRANSFERRED POWER FROM THE CONVEYOR'S MOTOR TO THE CONVEYOR ITSELF. HE WAS YANKED ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND RECEIVED A FRACTURED NECK AND MASSIVE SKULL FRACTU RES. THE INJURIES WERE FATAL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    889
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1

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