Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300460342 - Superior Toyota/Suzuki, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300460342

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 09/03/1998

Site Address:
Superior Toyota/Suzuki, Inc.
3101 E. 7th Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/10/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361975576

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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.	01001A	Serious	19100244 A02 III	10/09/1998	11/15/1998	$1,800	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100244 A01 II	10/09/1998	10/22/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200630218

Event: 09/03/1998

Employee killed when car falls on him

During non-routine work hours, Employee #1 was preparing a car for painting. He had jacked up the front of the car, removed the front tires, and placed jack stands under the vehicle. According to witnesses and photographs taken by the police department, he then used a 2-ton floor jack to raise the rear of the car, removed the rear tires, and used a creeper to get underneath it. The car fell on top of Employee #1, who died of suffocation. He did not use jack stands at the rear of the car.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, MOTOR VEHICLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300460342			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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