Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200630218 - Employee killed when car falls on him

Accident Summary Nr: 200630218 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 09/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300460342	09/03/1998	5511	0	Superior Toyota/Suzuki, Inc.

Abstract: During non-routine work hours, Employee #1 was preparing a car for painting. He had jacked up the front of the car, removed the front tires, and placed jack stands under the vehicle. According to witnesses and photographs taken by the police department, he then used a 2-ton floor jack to raise the rear of the car, removed the rear tires, and used a creeper to get underneath it. The car fell on top of Employee #1, who died of suffocation. He did not use jack stands at the rear of the car.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, MOTOR VEHICLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300460342			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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