Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201391836 - Employee Is Killed by Vehicle When it Lunges Forward

Accident Summary Nr: 201391836 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308833946	09/05/2008	7549	488410	Ward Eaton Inc

Abstract: On August 07, 2008, Employee #1 was trying a jump start of a stalled vehicle on the side of the road. During his attempted jump start, he was underneath the vehicle. He attached the jumper cables to the starter of the vehicle. The stalled vehicle's gear shift was still in a gear at the time of the attempted jump start. When the jumper cables were applied to the starter, the vehicle lunged forward on top of Employee #1. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: CHEST, JUMP START, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308833946			Fatality	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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