Accident Report Detail

Accident: 143902.015 - Employee Is Killed When Head Is Crushed Under Car Jacks Duri

**Accident: 143902.015 -- Report ID: 0419730 -- Event Date: 02/19/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1579321.015	02/19/2022		The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Llc

At 5:09 p.m. on February 19, 2022, a Pep Boy employee was performing wheel align ment using 3 jacks under a car, and the jack contacts were not placed appropriat ely for the size of the car frame. It is uncertain at this time how, but, allege dly, the employee placed his head somewhere in the jack area when it energized, continuing to raise, crushing the employee's head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: caught between, crushed, energized, head, jack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1579321.015	47	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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