Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221619612

NAPIER AUTO PARTS

Event
Axle, Cable, Chain, Crushed, Face, Falling Object, Motor Vehicle, Removing, Struck By, Tire, Trapped
NAICS
488410
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347128142
Employer profile
NAPIER AUTO PARTS
Summary number
221619612
Report ID
0316400

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed by motor vehicle

Investigation abstract

At 4:45 p.m. on November 27, 2023, an employee was removing a rear passenger tire. A cable attached to a chain that was around the axle of the vehicle came loose, ripped through the trunk, and struck the employee on the face. Then, the vehicle fell, and the employee was trapped under the vehicle for an unknown amount of time. The employee was crushed and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    889

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