Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 97337.015 - Employee is killed when truck slips from jack
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1248232.015 | 07/19/2017 | 441110 | Highlands Automotive, Inc |
Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was preparing to rotate tires on a pickup truck that was elevated on a Hunter 16 foot vehicle lift. The vehicle weighed approximately16,000 pounds, which fell while the employee was underneath. The undercarriage of the truck struck the employee in the hear, resulting in a skull fracture. The employee was killed from his injury. The incident investigation revealed that the vehicle had slipped off the jack, causing it to fall.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1248232.015 | 19 | M | Fatality | Automobile mechanic apprentices |