Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167833.015 - Employee dies of asphyxia when crushed by falling tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 167833.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 06/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1758445.015	06/27/2024		441320	Forrest Brothers Tire Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on June 26, 2024, an employee working as a helper mechanic for a tire dealer had gone to a client location. The employee was tasked with changing out 4 tires on a John Deere Tractor at the client's site. While working underneath the tractor, it slipped off the hydraulic bottle jack and landed on the employee. The employee died from crush injuries including traumatic asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Changing, Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Hydraulic Jack, Inspection, Jack, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Safety Block, Tire, Tractor, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1758445.015	32	M	Fatality		Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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