OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221389901

THE AUTO STORE LLC

CAMDEN, NJ· 2021-09-07T00:00:00

Event: Auto Lift, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Communication, Crushed, Fracture, Hand, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Lack of Work Procedures, Lift, Lift operator, Lifting, Motor Vehicle, Noise, Pinch Point, Pinched, Repair
NAICS: 811118
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345522635
Employer profile: THE AUTO STORE LLC
Summary number: 221389901
Report ID: 0213900

Event description

Employee crushes hand when caught between car lift arm and c

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as an auto body repair technician for an automotive shop was working on Station 10, Line 3 at the engine drop. The employee was adjusting the car lift arm underneath a car when a coworker started to lift the car. The employee's hand was crushed between the car lift arm and the car, The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
514

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