Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126774.015 - Employee fractures hip when crushed by falling vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 126774.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1455561.015	01/07/2020		321991	Managed Mobile, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on December 24, 2019, an employee working as a mechanic for a fleet maintenance repair company was repairing a Habit mobile catering van. The employee was working at a remote site using a hydraulic jack and two jack stands to lift the rear end of the vehicle. After repairing the vehicle, the employee was attempting to remove the jack stands and lower the vehicle to the ground. The employee was laying under the vehicle while attempting to remove the jack stands. The employee removed one jack stand and was attempting to remove the second jack stand when the vehicle shifted and the jack stand broke. The vehicle landed on the employee crushing him. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted with a fractured hip and multiple contusions.

Keywords: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Hydraulic Jack, Insufficient Supervision, Load Shift, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Pelvis, Pinched, Repair, Unstable Load, Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1455561.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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