OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221371693
COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR CO.
PIGEON, MI·
Event description
Employee fractures scapula and ribs when pneumatic lift axle
Investigation abstract
At 7:13 a.m. on June 14, 2021, Employee #1 was replacing the air tank on a tank truck. While working below a pneumatic lift axle on the truck, Employee #1 removed the airline, causing the pneumatic pressure to dissipate and the lift axle to drop. The employee sustained a fractured scapula and several fractured ribs. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 516
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