Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170066427 - Employee crushed to death by truck that slips from jack

Accident Summary Nr: 170066427 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 05/31/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119579399	05/31/1995	5082	0	Mcintyre Equipment Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had used his own hydraulic jack, placed directly on sand, to elevate his truck so that he could remove its two right rear tires. He was apparently trying to adjust the jack when it displaced, and the vehicle frame came down on his chest. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: CHEST, HYDRAULIC JACK, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119579399			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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