Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708499 - Mechanic killed when crushed by automobile

Accident Summary Nr: 170708499 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119903847	09/05/1995	7538	0	Pagano'S Garage

Abstract: At 1:47 p.m. on September 1, 1995, Employee #1, an automobile mechanic, installed a bumper jack underneath the headlights of a Honda Accord and raised the vehicle on its plastic bumper. He then went under the vehicle to do an oil and lube job. The bumper could not support the vehicle's weight and dropped the vehicle onto Employee #1's chest. He was killed.

Keywords: BUMPER JACK, CHEST, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, OVERLOADED, CRUSHED, AUTOMOBILE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119903847			Fatality	Other	Automobile mechanics

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