Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171048093 - Employee dies when he becomes entangled in unguarded shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 171048093 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115098691	05/09/2002	5191	0	United Cooperative Association

Abstract: On May 8, 2002, an employee was unloading a tanker of farm fuel, using power take-off equipment to operate a pump on a semi-trailer. The employee got too close to the power take-off shaft, which was unguarded, and his clothing was caught on the U-joint assembly, pulling him into the unit. The employee was found entangled in the power take-off equipment by another co-op employee. The employee died from a broken neck.

Keywords: CLOTHING, CAUGHT BY, SHAFT, NECK, ENTANGLED, TRAILER, PUMP, POWER TAKE-OFF, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115098691			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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