Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14194609 - VAN SLIPPED OFF A COLLAPSED BUMPER JACK, CRUSHING RIBS

Accident Summary Nr: 14194609 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/01/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2824605	04/19/1985	5013	0	Glen Burnie Auto Recycling Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at an auto salvage yard, removing a transmission from a van. To set up the transmission removal, employee #1 positioned the van using bumper jacks for support, with the tires of the bumper jacks serving as cribbing. He did not let the van down on the tires to transfer the weight to the tires to stabilize the van, as he was instructed on numerous occasions. The bumper jack collapsed, and Employee #1 was crushed by the van, breaking five ribs.

Keywords: BUMPER JACK, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, RIB, MOTOR VEHICLE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2824605			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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