Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126189.015 - Employee fractures vertebra when struck by falling vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 126189.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 12/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464808.015	02/12/2020		423140	Pepe'S Auto Remover

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 14, 2019, an employee working as a laborer for an auto parts wholesaler was removing bolts from the frame of a GMC Suburban SUV. The employee had hoisted the SUV with a forklift through the windows and the frame was left unsupported. The employee was working at the rear of the vehicle removing the last two bolts from the frame when the frame detached from the body and fell onto employee. The employee was struck in the head and shoulders causing him to fall under the frame. The employee was on the ground being crushed by the frame calling for help. Coworkers nearby ran to his aid. He sustained a compression fracture at the T12 vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Caught Between, Crushed, Fracture, Frame, Head, Hoisting Mechanism, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Protective Clothing, Removing, Shoulder, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464808.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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