Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110905528 - Gm Boc Orion Assembly

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 110905528

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/28/1991

Site Address:
Gm Boc Orion Assembly
4555 Giddings Rd
Orion, MI 48359

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3714

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/06/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360995138

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	40801011 A	07/17/1991	09/14/1992	$630	$630	$0	12/19/1991	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170228217

Event: 02/27/1991

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER FALLING AUTOMOBILE

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT HIS ASSIGNED WORK STATION (THE BENWIL AUTOMOTIVE LIFT #14). AN OLDSMOBILE 98 AUTOMOBILE WAS DELIVERED TO TO EMPLOYEE #1 SO THAT HE COULD DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF AN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. EMPLOYEE #1 POSITIONED THE SWING ARMS TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE AND THEN RAISED THE LIFT ABOUT SIX FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 AND TWO CO-WORKERS WENT UNDER THE LIFT TO FIND THE LEAK. AFTER LOCATING THE LEAK THE TWO CO-WORKERS LEFT. EMPLOYEE #1 ALSO LEFT TO FIND A TROUBLE LIGHT. HE THEN WENT BACK UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE ELEVATED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FELL OFF THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE LIFT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 AND CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE FLOOR.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110905528			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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