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Accident Summary Nr: 123079.015 - Employee is killed by asphyxiation while working under schoo

Accident Summary Nr: 123079.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/09/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1455022.01501/09/2020811111Modoc Joint Unified School District

Abstract: At 10:59 a.m. on January 9, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a school district, was working underneath a bus at the bus barn. He was attempting to perform a repair on a stuck RUD Rotogrip L171 automotive snow chain system, model number 69798. He was struck by and pinched underneath the school bus by the swivel arm of the snow chain system. The arm had inadvertently moved. He was killed by asphyxiation by being trapped between the snow chain system and the floor. Later repair information revealed that the electrically operated air control solenoid for the Rotogrip L171 snow chain system was defective.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Bus, Malfunction, Pinched, Repair, Struck By, Valve

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1455022.015 59 M Fatality Automobile mechanics

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