Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 63330.015 - Employee Is Killed When Transmission Strikes

Accident Summary Nr: 63330.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/17/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
981179.015	06/18/2014		488490	The Bridges Brothers Trucking Company

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 17, 2014, a mechanic employee, was working at the garage, removing a transmission as part of a total engine overhaul for a Peterbilt dump truck. The employee had removed the bolts from the transmission housing when the transmission fell out of the truck and hit the employee on the head. A coworker and a truck driver administered first aid until the Columbus Fire Department arrive. The employee was transported to a hospital by Fire Department Medics where he was pronounced dead on arrival from a skull fracture.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Fracture, Head, Skull

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	981179.015	59	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics

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