OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301378

EAGLE AUTO

ALAMOGORDO, NM· 1988-01-23T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED, VEHICLE, BLOCKS, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT, JACK, UNSTABLE POSITION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104711353
Employer profile: EAGLE AUTO
Summary number: 14301378
Report ID: 653510

Event description

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED WHEN CAR FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING UNDER A VEHICLE REMOVING PARTS. EITHER THE VEHICLE SLIPP ED OFF THE JACK OR THE JACK FAILED, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO FALL ONTO THE EMPLOY EE'S CHEST. HE WAS ASPHYXIATED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
506

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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