OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221611973

RICARDO TRUCK REPAIRS LLC

LABELLE, FL· 2023-10-30T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Back, Broken, Bus, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chain, Chest, Concussion, Crushed, Falling Object, Head, Hoist, Hoistline, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Struck By
NAICS: 811118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347069254
Employer profile: RICARDO TRUCK REPAIRS LLC
Summary number: 221611973
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee repairing vehicle is killed when crushed by falling

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on October 30, 2023, an employee working as a mechanic for a truck repair shop was working underneath a bus performing mechanical work. The bus was being elevated with a chain which broke causing the bus to fall. The employee was died from crushing injuries to his chest, back and head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
507

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