Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14452510 - Employee killed when bus rolls off jack

Accident Summary Nr: 14452510 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104620869	06/09/1988	4173	0	Amador Stage Lines

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to repair the right rear brakes on a three-axle bus. The vehicle had been jacked up using a 12-ton hydraulic jack and a 5 1/2-ton vehicle stand. Employee #1 had removed the two tires on the right rear of the bus. He was lying under the bus removing the air diaphragm to the brake line when the bus rolled forward off the jack and the vehicle stand. Employee #1sustained massive crushing injuries when the axle landed on his chest, and was killed. The vehicle stand had been improperly placed under the hub of the axle and the employee had neither set the brakes nor chocked the wheels.

Keywords: CHEST, CHOCK, REPAIR, BRAKE, VEHICLE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104620869			Fatality	Other	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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