Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108962.015 - Employee is injured while operating hydraulic jack

Accident Summary Nr: 108962.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336479.015	08/06/2018		811111	Mark'S Equipment Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 02, 2018, an employee was lowering an approximately 15,000-pound ambulance back on to its tires after working on its air ride system. The employee had removed both jack stands and was lowering the rear of the ambulance that was being supported by an OmegaLift Equipment Hydraulic bottle jack Model Number 18124C only. While the employee was lowering the ambulance, the bottle jack kicked out and pinned the employee underneath the ambulance. The employee sustained a joint separation of is right shoulder and separation of his cartilage on his left sternum from his ribs.

Keywords: Hydraulic Jack, Pinned, Rib, Shoulder

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1336479.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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