OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389604

PREVOST CAR US, INC.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ· 2021-09-03T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Bus, Caught Between, Exhaust System, Installing, Laceration, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation
NAICS: 423110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345520670
Employer profile: PREVOST CAR US, INC.
Summary number: 221389604
Report ID: 0213400

Event description

Employee lacerates arm while lowering exhaust shield

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee working as an automobile mechanic for an motor vehicle wholesaler was installing a bus exhaust. He caught his arm when the exhaust shield was lowered. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe lacerations to his arm.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 99 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
505

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