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Accident Summary Nr: 14468557 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN COAT ENTANGLED IN PTO SHAFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14468557 -- Report ID: 0317530 -- Event Date: 02/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17661067	02/17/1988	2411	0	Louis Zaffino Pulping & Logging

Abstract: AT ABOUT 12:30 PM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED BENEATH THE LEFT (DRIVER'S) SIDE OF AN INTERNATIONAL LOG TRUCK. HE INTENDED TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT, USING THE ALTERNATE DISCONNECT SWITCH LOCATED BENEATH THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE PRIMARY DISCONNECT LEVER FOR THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT, LOCATED INSIDE THE TRUCK CAB, WAS DEFECTIVE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LYING UNDER THE TRUCK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT ON, HIS COAT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE ROTATING POWER TAKE OFF SHAFT. THE WRAPPING OF THE COAT AROUND THE SHAFT CAUSED THE COAT TO TIGHTEN AROUND HIS NECK. HE DIED FROM TRAUMATIC ASPHYXIATION. HIS BODY WAS WRAPPED SO TIGHTLY AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT THE TRUCK'S DIESEL MOTOR STALLED.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ASPHYXIATED, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, LOG TRUCK, NECK, ENTANGLED, LOGGING, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17661067			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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