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Inspection: 111993929 - H & R Used Appliances
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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Ventura | ||||
| Nr: 111993929 | Report ID: 0950645 | Open Date: 09/20/1991 | ||
| H & R Used Appliances | ||||
| 620 E. Yanonali St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 7699/Repair Shops and Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 209 N. Salsipuedes St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/20/1991 | |
| Close Case: | 09/23/1991 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361330038 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 170179410 | Event: 09/19/1991 | Employee Dies Of Asphyxia When Pinned By Truck Lift Gate | ||||
| Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on September 19, 1991, Employee #1, a self-employed used appliance repairman, leaned over his Ford truck's lift gate to push a washing machine tub into the back of the truck. Employee #1's stomach contacted the control lever and activated the lift gate. Employee #1 became pinned between the lift gate on the left rear side and the left upright of the truck cover. Employee #1 was asphyxiatedwhen all the air was squeezed out of his lungs. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (coroner) took custody of Employee #1's body. | ||||||
| Keywords: loading, asphyxiated, tailgate, pinned, control lever, caught between, truck, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 111993929 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Technicians, n.e.c. | ||