Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301305637 - Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301305637

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 08/14/1996

Site Address:
Gulf States Toyota, Inc.
20412 E Hardy Road
Houston, TX 77073

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/23/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360901540

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201760030

Event: 08/13/1996

Employee killed when struck by motor vehicle in spray pit

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on August 13, 1996, Employee #1 was in pit #2, spraying a coating on vehicle undercarriages. The last vehicle that came into pit #2 was a 1996 Landcruiser, serial #JT3HJ85J2T0146179. A coworker was driving the Landcruiser from the buffer area to the fabric Scotchguarding station before going to the undercoating pit. When the Landcruiser was started up, the accelerator became stuck and the vehicle shot out of the buffer area, through the fabric Scotchguarding section, and into undercoating pit #2. The Landcruiser missed the tire ramps and skidded into Employee #1, who was standing on a small walk platform. He was pinned against the concrete wall of the pit and sustained crushing chest injuries. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE, PINNED, STUCK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301305637			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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