Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201504925 - Employee is injured when struck by wheel assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 201504925 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307333914	06/09/2004	4111	485112	Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 p.m. on May 16, 2004, Employee #1 was unhooking and de-trucking the X-end wheel assembly of a car in the maintenance yard of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. He was removing nuts from four center plate bolts. He was using an impact gun and had removed three of the nuts and was removing the fourth when the wheel assembly fell on him, pinning him against the concrete floor. He sustained injuries to his left knee, elbow, left wrist, and spinal cord. He also fractured his left clavicle and left scapular and was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, PINNED, MECHANIC, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, FALLING OBJECT, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307333914			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Specified mechanics and repairers

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