OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221369739

NORTHERN TRUCK REPAIR LLC

YUBA CITY, CA· 2021-06-30T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Broken Bone, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Forklift, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Jump Start, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Repair, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Unsafe Position, Welder
NAICS: 811111
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345407886
Employer profile: NORTHERN TRUCK REPAIR LLC
Summary number: 221369739
Report ID: 0950621

Event description

Employee breaks both legs when run over after jump starting

Investigation abstract

At 7:18 am. on June 30, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a automotive repair shop had just jump started a 10,000-pound industrial forklift (PIV). The employee was attempting to move the PIV into the shop. The PIV began to move while the employee was on the ground. The employee's legs were run over by the rear tire. The employee was hospitalized to treat two broken legs.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
783

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