Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200962207 - Employee injured when struck by vehicle in service bay

Accident Summary Nr: 200962207 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302298435	08/14/1998	5531	0	Best Buy Co.,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were standing in front of a vehicle on which they were working at an automobile electronics installation shop. One of them pushed the button of a remote starting system, causing the engine to start. The vehicle's transmission had been inadvertently left in gear, so the vehicle lurched forward. The coworker jumped out of the way, but the automobile struck Employee #1 and pushed him backward against a work bench. He became trapped between the vehicle and the work bench until other coworkers could manually push back the vehicle back and free him. He suffered multiple contusions, and strained ligaments in his leg, hip, knee, and back. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: REMOTE CONTROL, PINNED, WORK RULES, STARTED IN GEAR, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, HIP, SPRAIN, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302298435			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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