OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416316

LOGANVILLE AUTO CARE CENTER, INC.

LOGANVILLE, GA· 2021-12-01T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Jack, Lack of Work Procedures, Maintenance, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinned, Repair, Rotor, Work Surface
NAICS: 811111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345668818
Employer profile: LOGANVILLE AUTO CARE CENTER, INC.
Summary number: 221416316
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee is killed when caught between creeper and car rotor

Investigation abstract

At 4:45 p.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee was installing a serpentine belt on an automobile when the vehicle rolled backward off the floor jack. The employee was pinned between the creeper and the car rotor, which asphyxiated and killed him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
505

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