OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465272
HOOPER ASSOCIATES INC
DALLAS, TX—
Event description
CLOTHING CAUGHT BY ROTATING SHAFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS THE OPERATOR OF A TRUCK MOUNTED SOIL TEST DRILLING MACHINE. HIS COAT SLEEVE BECAME CAUGHT BY THE MACHINE'S ROTATING SHAFT. THE SHAFT PROPELLED H IM AGAINST THE MACHINE STRUCTURE, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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