Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14235212 - CRUSHED BY FALLING CAR FRAME

Accident Summary Nr: 14235212 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393727	07/16/1984	5932	0	Atomic Auto Parts

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE MOTOR OF A WRECKED CAR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A JOB-MADE TRUCK HOIST TO ASSIST IN DOING THE JOB. BY ATTACHING THE HOIST TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR, EMPLOYEE #1 COULD RAISE THE CAR AND CUT THE MOTOR OUT FROM THE UNDERSIDE BY USING A CUTTING TORCH. AFTER USING THE TORCH, EMPLOYEE #1 LOWERED THE CAR AND ATTACHED SLINGS TO THE MOTOR IN ORDER TO YANK IT OUT. WHEN THE MOTOR WOULD NOT COME OUT, EMPLOYEE #1 PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE CAR UP AGAIN BY THE MOTOR, WITHOUT ANY SORT OF BRACE UNDERNEATH THE FRAME OF THE CAR. WHEN EMPLOYEE #1 FINISHED CUTTING THE MOTOR MOUNT, THE UNSUPPORTED FRAME OF THE CAR CRASHED DOWN UPON HIS HEAD. THE MOTOR STAYED SUSPENDED IN THE AIR.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, HOIST, CRUSHED, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1393727			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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