Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122322654 - Cairo Auto Repair

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122322654

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 07/14/1995

Site Address:
Cairo Auto Repair
4876 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7532

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/20/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360709034

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 589473

Event: 06/29/1995

Employee killed when crushed by car falling from lift

Employee #1 was working on a transmission problem on a 1991 Chevy Caprice (Checker taxi cab #3592) on a 5,000 pound Weaver hydraulic lift. The cab fell on him when a 1990 Chevy Caprice (Blue Ribbon taxi cab #4526) was driven by the shop owner under the raised lift to let another car out of the shop. The lift carriages came out of their tracks and one positive stop came out and the lift extension arms went inside the Blue Ribbon cab's windows. The lift had two cylinders, four positive stops on top of two columns, and two safety latches. Either the lift extension arms either were not set in the proper positions, or the shop owner hit the car on the lift, which could have caused the car to slip out and the hydraulic lift to collapse. Employee #1 was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital and died on July 12, 1995.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122322654			Fatality	Other	Automobile mechanics

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