Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1780567.015 - Mv Transportation

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 1780567.015

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 10/09/2024

Site Address:
Mv Transportation
17215 Old Glenn Highway
Chugiak, AK 99567

Mailing Address:
3625 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 485410/School and Employee Bus Transportation

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/09/2024

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2221367
Inspection	1780872	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170847.015

Event: 10/09/2024

Employee dies of crushed head and chest when struck by falli

At 10:30 a.m. on October 9, 2024, an employee working as a mechanic for a bus transportation company was trying to straighten out a caster wheel on a pneumatic lift utilizing the lift itself. The employee actuated the pneumatics when the caster wheel broke and caused the lift to jump. The lift then fell back and struck and pinned the employee. The employee died from crush injuries to his head and chest.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Broke, Bus, Caster, Chest, Concussion, Crushed, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Falling Object, Head, Mechanic, Mechanical, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pinned, Pneumatic, Pneumatic Lift, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic system, Pneumatic tool , Repair, Struck Against, Struck By, Transportation, Wrong Equipment

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1780567.015	50	M	Fatality		Not specified mechanics and repairers

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