Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961787 - Employee injured when struck by van entering service bay

Accident Summary Nr: 200961787 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302015334	02/05/1998	7549	0	Jiffy Lube Ta/ Hlc No.2, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were servicing an automobile. Employee #1 opened the bay door manually from the outside, but had not cleared the bay opening before his coworker put a van into drive to pull it inside. The van suddenly moved forward and to the left, pinning Employee #1 against the wall. The side view mirror struck him in the ribs; he suffered bruises to his left leg and to the ribs on his right side. He was hospitalized. According to the documentation provided, both workers had been trained in safe work practices for the bay area.

Keywords: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, PINNED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302015334			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Garage and service station related occupations

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