Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201797610 - Employee Is Fatality Injured by Falling Vehicle
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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126088087 | 11/21/2003 | 7538 | 811111 | Le Claire Automotive/Bob Broadwell |
Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on November 21, 2003, Employee #1, an automotive mechanic, and his coworkers was working for an automotive company. Employee #1 was working under a blue 2001 GMC Sierra 2500 HD pick-up truck. The vehicle was raised on a Benwil outrigger above ground automotive lift, Model Number TPO-7, Serial Number 2682. The truck fell of the lift on top of Employee #1 to the ground. The height of the outrigger's swing arms was 70-in. above the concrete floor. Employee #1's coworkers said that they heard a loud noise and one coworker, working in the next service bay, yell for someone to summon emergency help. Employee #1's coworker positioned a hydraulic floor jack under the vehicle and lifted it off of Employee #1. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 126088087 | Fatality | Other | Automobile mechanics |