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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438930

SAMSUNG AIR CONDITIONING

Event
Backhoe, Caught Between, Crushed, Motor Vehicle, Pinned
NAICS
333415
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345792618
Employer profile
SAMSUNG AIR CONDITIONING
Summary number
221438930
Report ID
0936300

Event description

Employee is killed when pinned between vehicle and backhoe

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on January 20, 2022, an employee was trying to start a vehicle. The employee stood in front of the vehicle, opened the hood, and touched something in the engine that caused the vehicle to lunge forward, pinning him between the vehicle and a backhoe that was parked in front of the vehicle. The employee was killed when crushed between the vehicle and the backhoe.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    503

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