Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069077 - Employee Killed in Car Wash

Accident Summary Nr: 201069077 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126009208	04/26/2005	7542	811192	El Centro Car Wash

Abstract: On April 26, 2005, Employee #1, a supervisor, was cleaning the interior of a car wash with a hose. The water hose became entangled in a rotating side brush. As the brush rotated, the hose struck and killed Employee #1. Employee #1 died of injuries to his skull including an open fracture of the occipital lobe. Carwash Employees routinely washed the interior of the tunnel with the equipment running because the water pressure was greater when the conveyor system and related rotating machinery were on than with it turned off. The employer had no procedure in place for locking out rotating machinery during cleaning.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, CLEANING, HOSE, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126009208			Fatality	Fracture	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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