Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050680 - Employee killed when bus slips off jack

Accident Summary Nr: 200050680 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116567041	05/14/1999	7549	0	Lincoln Truck Repair, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a part-time mechanic at a towing, truck repair, and body shop, was working on a bus differential. He had removed the two right rear tires, using a bottle jack to hoist the vehicle and, possibly, some wooden blocks to support it. Employee #1 was under the vehicle, disconnecting the bolt from the bushing rod when the differential apparently shifted. The bottle jack slipped, scraping the frame and gouging the wheel well. The bus then fell on Employee #1, who died of blunt force trauma injuries to his chest and stomach. Although the company had only been servicing buses for a few months, both Employee #1 and the manager had prior experience working on them.

Keywords: CHEST, BUS, ABDOMEN, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116567041			Fatality	Other	Bus, truck and stationary engine mechanics

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