Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101762.015 - Employee is caught in PTO and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 101762.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 11/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285130.015	11/16/2017	0212	112111	317718835 - Robert Thiel & Glenna Thiel

Abstract: At 12:35 p.m. on November 1, 2017, an employee was operating a dump truck moving cow manure from one location to another. After reaching the drop site, the truck was backed up to the dump area. The employee crawled under the idling truck and made contact with the rotating power take off (PTO) shaft. The employee's clothing and arm were wound up tight around the PTO shaft, raising him off the ground where he was later found by another employee. The employee sustained and broken neck and was killed.

Keywords: Caught In, Neck, Power Take-Off, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1285130.015	55	M	Fatality		Farm workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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