Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14520415 - CRUSHED BY UNBLOCKED JACKED VEHICLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14520415 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 05/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1326867	05/08/1984	5932	0	Fosters Garage And Auto Salvage

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 SLID UNDER THE FRONT END OF A 1979 CHEVROLET PICK-UP TRUCK TO UNBOLT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WAS SUPPORTED AT THE FRONT BY A BUMPER JACK AND AT THE REAR BY THE GROUND. NO TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE REAR WHEELS AND TIRES HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHILE HE WAS UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, THE JACK BASE APPARENTLY SANK OR SHIFTED IN THE SOFT GROUND. THE OTHERWISE UNSUPPORTED VEHICLE DROPPED ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, CUTTING OFF THE AIRFLOW TO HIS LUNGS.

Keywords: BUMPER JACK, ASPHYXIATED, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, COLLAPSE, BLOCKS, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1326867			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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