Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309767648 - Larry Moye Dba L&R Auto Repair

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309767648

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 07/28/2006

Site Address:
Larry Moye Dba L&R Auto Repair
109 N. State St.
Marengo, IL 60152

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7538

NAICS: 811111/General Automotive Repair

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: No Insp/10 or Fewer Empe

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/15/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200823144	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823359

Event: 07/28/2006

Employee Fractures Legs When Struck by Falling Vehicle

At 8:15 a.m. on July 28, 2006, Employee #1, a mechanic, was lowering a passenger vehicle that was sitting on a floor mounted hydraulic and pneumatic vehicle lift. The lift had hydraulic fluid leak for the past year and as a result, the hydraulic system had a little fluid. The hydraulic system reacted in an erratic manner when it was injected with pneumatics. The lift jolted, especially when the lift was directed downwards. When the lift jolted, it catapulted the vehicle off of the lift. The vehicle struck Employee #1, who was positioned between the vehicle and the wall, where the levers that operated the lift were located. Employee #1 fractured his legs and was hospitalized. The owner did not repair the broken seals that caused the hydraulic leak nor replaced on a continuing basis the lost hydraulic fluid from the damaged seals.

Keywords: LEAK, FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC LIFT, VEHICLE, HYDRAULIC FLUID, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SEAL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309767648			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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