Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 887224 - Employee injured when vehicle falls off lift

Accident Summary Nr: 887224 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104368717	03/09/1989	7539	0	Town & Country Pontiac Nissan, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a mechanic, was performing maintenance work on the underside of a vehicle that had been elevated using a Benwil automotive lift with a maximum capacity of 7,000 lb. The vehicle slipped from the lift and struck the employee. He sustained shoulder and back injuries, and was hospitalized. A subsequent inspection revealed that the lift had some defective parts.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SHOULDER, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, VEHICLE, UNSECURED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104368717			Hospitalized injury	Other	Automobile mechanics

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