Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85505.015 - Employee is crushed and killed when run over by a vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 85505.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/26/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1136839.015	03/28/2016		812310	All Valley Washer Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 26, 2016, an employee was assigned to change the brakes and transmission fluid on a 2005 GMC Yukon. The employee was washing the engine compartment and entered the vehicle to move it.The employee exited the vehicle, entered the shop to retrieve a piece of cardboard and proceeded to go underneath the vehicle. The vehicle shifter was stuck in park. The employee pulled the shifter cable underneath the vehicle to release the gear. The vehicle rolled down the loading dock and the employee was run over. The vehicle went over the employee mid section and chest. Employee suffered multiple body injuries from the vehicle running over him and was killed. The vehicles front wheels were parked on the loading dock slope and the angle was approximately 6 degrees.

Keywords: Crushing, Lockout/Tagout, Motor Vehicle, Slope, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1136839.015	67	M	Fatality		Mechanical engineering technicians

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