Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156288 - Employee injures arm in truck drive shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201156288 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300857653	04/17/2002	7549	0	New Pacific Inc., Dba Highland Springs Tune & Lube

Abstract: At about 9:15 a.m. on April 10, 2002, Employee #1, a mechanic with Highland Springs Tune & Lube in Beaumont, CA, was removing the engine on American Linen Truck Number 300. With the front of the truck elevated about two feet on a jack, he was underneath it and had just disconnected the drive shaft from the front end. The truck began moving backward, causing the drive shaft to rotate. Employee #1's long-sleeved shirt became caught and his right arm was pulled around the rotating shaft. He was hospitalized at Riverside Regional Medical Center with multiple fractures of his right arm and shoulder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, SHOULDER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, ENGINE, TRUCK, ARM, JACK, DRIVE SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300857653			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Automobile mechanics

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