OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449920

FRACTURE,UNSECURED,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,SKULL,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK

1987-05-20T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,UNSECURED,BLOCKS,WORK RULES,SKULL,AUTOMOBILE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,JACK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14449920
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN CAR FELL FROM JACK AND STRUCK HIS HEAD

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A COATS S-50 UNIVERSAL FRAME LIFT (AN AIR OPERATED FLOOR J ACK), SECURED TO THE BUMPER OF A PLYMOUTH FURY 3, TO LIFT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT EN D SO HE COULD MORE EASILY CHANGE THE OIL. NO OTHER BLOCKING WAS USED. THE VEHICL E SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME LIFT WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER IT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND ENOUGH OF EMPLOYEE #1'S HEAD TO CAUSE A SKULL FRACTURE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
29

Occupation code
503

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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