Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86748.015 - Employee working on truck is killed when transmission falls

Accident Summary Nr: 86748.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 07/13/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1162118.015	07/13/2016		441229	Global Truck Traders, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 13, 2016, an employee was working as an automotive technician for a truck dealer. He was working underneath a truck. He was removing the bolts that held the trucks transmission in place. There was no jack in position to support the transmission. When the transmission had been unbolted, it fell onto the employee. He sustained a head contusion and was killed.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Construction vehicle, Contusion, Falling Object, Head, Jack, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1162118.015	42	M	Fatality		Automobile mechanics

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