Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 135243.015 - Employee Is Killed After Being Pinned By Wheel Lift T Bar

**Accident: 135243.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/29/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1528240.015	04/30/2021		Overland Tow Service, Inc.

At 3:30 p.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee was underneath a wheel lift disconne cting a vehicle from a tow truck. The wheel lift T-bar pinned the employee crush ing his chest and killing him.

Keywords: auto lift, caught between, chest, crushed, laceration, lockout, material handling, motor vehicle, pinned, safety block, struck against, tow truck, towed equipment, vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1528240.015	67	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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