Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14334031 - Employee suffocates and dies when pinned by bus

Accident Summary Nr: 14334031 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109013300	05/22/1995	5093	0	Smith'S Auto Garage

Abstract: Employee #1 was disassembling a school bus for salvage. As he removed bolts from the frame and cut it with a torch, the bus rolled over on its side. The frame was not secured and it fell onto Employee #1, pinning him against a nearby forklift. Employee #1 was unable to breathe and died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DISMANTLING, VEHICLE, UNSECURED, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109013300			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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