Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83582.015 - Mechanic is killed when caught between creeper and rear axle

Accident Summary Nr: 83582.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/10/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1131589.015	03/10/2016		811111	Lrc Truck And Trailer Repair Llc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 10, 2016, an employee was making repairs to the U-joints on the rear axle of an over-the-road truck. The employee was using an air-driven impact wrench to make repairs while on a creeper under the rear axle of the truck. The truck, elevated on jacks, toppled over, the wooden blocks holding the passenger side rear wheels shifted and fell to the floor. The rear axle of the truck fell, crushing the employee's chest. The employee was killed by asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Blocks, Caught Between, Chest, Crushing, Falling Object, Jack, Mechanic, Struck By, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1131589.015	63	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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