Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102296175 - Al Parker Buick Company

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102296175

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 06/23/1987

Site Address:
Al Parker Buick Company
11666 Old Katy Road
Houston, TX 77043

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 212, Houston, TX 77001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/23/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360345177

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19030002 A01	07/02/1987	07/05/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14465900

Event: 06/22/1987

Employee crushed and killed when car falls from lift

At 8:55 a.m., Employee #1, working at an automobile dealership, used a garage lift to elevate an automobile approximately 6 feet above the floor. The garage lift consisted of two lifting devices, one on each side of the automobile. The lifting devices used hydraulic cylinders and each had two arms that swung out toward the automobile to be raised. The arms had pads that were placed under the lift points of the automobile. Employee #1 apparently did not properly place the lift arm at the left front of the automobile. While he was looking at the bottom of the car for an oil leak, it slid off the lift arm. The automobile fell on Employee #1, crushing and killing him. Employee #1 had just returned from vacation and this was the first car he had lifted that morning.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102296175			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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