Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164434.015 - Employee dies when caught between truck tires and pavement

Accident Summary Nr: 164434.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1730487.015	02/28/2024		811198	Alan Roberts

Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee working as an automobile mechanic for an auto repair shop was changing tires on a concrete mixing truck. The wheel rims remained on the vehicle. The jacks supporting the mixing truck failed. The truck was not blocked or supported by any other means. The truck collapsed and the employee was caught between the tires and the pavement. The employee died due to mechanical asphyxiation from being caught between the truck tires and the pavement.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Changing, Chest, Collapse, Concrete Truck, Crushed, Falling Object, Jack, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Pavement, Repair, Tire, Tire Rim, Truck, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1730487.015	49	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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