OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221644347

ALAN ROBERTS

LEBANON, IN· 2024-02-26T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Changing, Chest, Collapse, Concrete Truck, Crushed, Falling Object, Jack, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Pavement, Repair, Tire, Tire Rim, Truck, Unsafe Position
NAICS: 811198
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347304875
Employer profile: ALAN ROBERTS
Summary number: 221644347
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies when caught between truck tires and pavement

Investigation abstract

At 4:15 a.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee working as an automobile mechanic for an auto repair shop was changing tires on a concrete mixing truck. The wheel rims remained on the vehicle. The jacks supporting the mixing truck failed. The truck was not blocked or supported by any other means. The truck collapsed and the employee was caught between the tires and the pavement. The employee died due to mechanical asphyxiation from being caught between the truck tires and the pavement.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
505

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