Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14422448 - Employee crushed and killed when vehicle falls off jacks

Accident Summary Nr: 14422448 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103157517	03/26/1990	7699	0	Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 had brought a company-owned and -operated van-type truck to his home at the end of the work day. He was replacing a shock absorber when the jack slipped out from under the vehicle. The truck fell, pinning Employee #1's head between the frame of the vehicle and the gravel driveway. He was killed. Subsequent investigation revealed that Employee #1 brought the truck home to repair on his own volition and without the expressed or implied permission of his employers.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103157517			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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