Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780799 - Employee dies of asphyxia when car falls off hydraulic jack

Accident Summary Nr: 200780799 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300555703	12/02/1998	7532	0	National Automobile Svcs.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 18, 1998, Employee #1, a mechanic, was working on the transmission of a 1964 Cadillac Fleetwood. He used a hydraulic pump jack situated on the middle of the driver's side to raise the automobile. Employee #1 was underneath the car, pulling the drive shaft, when it rolled off the hydraulic jack and fell on top of him. He was crushed and died of mechanical asphyxia.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, HYDRAULIC JACK, SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300555703			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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