Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14379812 - ENTANGLED IN POWER TAKE-OFF SHAFT OF DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14379812 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/05/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101647089	01/06/1987	5031	0	Western Home Center, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DELIVERING BUILDING MATERIALS TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE LINKAGE FOR THE DUMP BED WAS BROKEN, SO HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND MANUALLY OPERATED THE HOIST LINKAGE FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE POWER TAKE-OFF SHAFT THAT RUNS THE HYDRAULIC LIFT WHICH LIFTS THE TRUCK BED. HE WAS FOUND, LATER, BY CARPENTERS AT THE SITE. HIS SHIRT AND JACKET HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM HIS BODY. HE SUFFERED SEVERE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN NECK AND ARM. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, WORK RULES, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, ARM, ENTANGLED, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101647089			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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