OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520415

FOSTERS GARAGE AND AUTO SALVAGE

NOBLE, IL— 1984-05-01T12:00:00

Event: BUMPER JACK,ASPHYXIATED,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,VEHICLE,COLLAPSE,BLOCKS,CRUSHED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1326867
Employer profile: FOSTERS GARAGE AND AUTO SALVAGE
Summary number: 14520415
Report ID: 524530

Event description

CRUSHED BY UNBLOCKED JACKED VEHICLE

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 SLID UNDER THE FRONT END OF A 1979 CHEVRO LET PICK-UP TRUCK TO UNBOLT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRUCK WAS SUPPORTED AT THE FRO NT BY A BUMPER JACK AND AT THE REAR BY THE GROUND. NO TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT WH EELS AND THE REAR WHEELS AND TIRES HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHILE HE WAS UNDER THE FRON T END OF THE VEHICLE, THE JACK BASE APPARENTLY SANK OR SHIFTED IN THE SOFT GROUN D. THE OTHERWISE UNSUPPORTED VEHICLE DROPPED ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, CUTTING OFF THE AIRFLOW TO HIS LUNGS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
29

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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