Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14429286 - Mechanic killed when caught in truck's power take-off

Accident Summary Nr: 14429286 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/06/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100671437	03/06/1990	3732	0	Weather Craft Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a company mechanic, had taken a stake bed truck to the city dump. Apparently the truck's bed would not raise properly. When Employee #1 crawled under the truck, his clothes caught in the revolving power take-off drive line. He died of strangulation and chest injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, CLOTHING, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100671437			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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