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Accident: 170070304 - Employee Bruised When Bus Falls Off Jack

Accident: 170070304 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/04/1991
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10445039002/04/19917532Hurd'S Auto & Truck Service
Employee #1, the shop foreman, was checking a brake job on a bus that was elevated using a Blackhawk 20-ton jack, model #67415. The bus fell off the jack, came down on its tires, and pinned Employee #1 to the ground. He suffered bruises to his chest and stomach. Employee #1 did not use blocks to prevent the jack from slipping.
Keywords: chest, bus, repair, blocks, pinned, work rules, mechanic, falling object, jack, contusion
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 104450390 Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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