Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1554006.015 - Muffler Man

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:30 p.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working for an automotive exhaust systems repair shop was walking across a lift to guide a driver into the shop. As the vehicle owner drove the van into the shop, the van accelerated. The vehicle hit the employee pushing him backward toward a work bench on the back wall of the shop. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures to his left leg, requiring later amputation.

Keywords: Accelerator Pedal, Amputated, Amputation, Auto Lift, Automobile, Automobile Muffler, Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Driver, Fracture, Leg, Lift, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Struck By, Surgical Amputation, Unsafe Position, Van, Walking Surface