Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111993929 - H & R Used Appliances

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 111993929

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 09/20/1991

Site Address:
H & R Used Appliances
620 E. Yanonali St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Mailing Address:
209 N. Salsipuedes St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361330038

Investigation Summary

Investigation 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111993929			Fatality	Asphyxia	Technicians, n.e.c.

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