OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386775
PEACOCK CAR WASH
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from car wash mechanism
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was atop a "wagger unit" in a car wash, attempting to remove the dri ve arm connection. According to a witness, the weight had been disconnected and was not operating. The disconnect box, however, was not locked out. Employee #1 evidently fell backward and struck her head against a guiderail on the floor of the car wash. She was killed. A vehicle was going through the car wash at the ti me of the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 F
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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