Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023158 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Vehicle in Car Wash

Accident Summary Nr: 200023158 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/23/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309779205	03/16/2006	5541	447110	Tyben Llc Dba Water Works Car Wash & Detail Center

Abstract: Employee #1 was entering customer information into the computer at a car wash and detail center, and his back was to the cars in the vacuum and wash line. The owner of a 2003 Toyota Land Crusier mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal and the car accelerated and struck Employee #1, crushing his abdomen into the stainless steel computer shelf that was mounted on the exterior wall of the car wash. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.

Keywords: ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ABDOMEN, VEHICLE, CRUSHED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309779205			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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