OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456875
EPPLEY CONST INC
PARK CITY, UT—
Event description
Employee killed when caught by power take-off drive shaft
Investigation abstract
At 3:45 p.m., Employee #1 arrived at a dump site with a load of fill dirt from D err Valley, about 7 miles away. While backing his truck to the dumping spot, he stopped, dismounted, and crawled under it. His clothing apparently became caught on a set screw for the power take-off, pulling his left arm around the pto driv e shaft. Employee #1's upper body was pulled into the frame of the truck, breaki ng his neck. He was killed. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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