Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135930.015 - Employee fractures cheek when struck by flying pneumatic jac

Accident Summary Nr: 135930.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515173.015	02/17/2021		811111	Dallas Trailer Repair Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 14, 2021, an employee working as an automotive mechanic for a general repair shop was using a pneumatic Emerson Jack to lift the front axle on semi-trailer in order to change the tires. The jack is equipped with a 5.5-inch by 2-inch cap that was not precisely centered under cylindrical axle. When the air hose was applied to raise the jack, the jack cap slipped out from under the load. The force of the load caused the jack to be propelled into the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized to treat facial fractures on her right cheek just below the eye.

Keywords: Air Hose, Air Pressure, Auto Lift, Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Changing, Eye, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Hand Tool, High Pressure, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Jack, Lack of Engineering Controls, Mechanic, Pneumatic, Pneumatic equipment, Projectile, Repair, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck By, Tire, Trailer, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515173.015	25	F	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.