OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221678337

FORREST BROTHERS TIRE COMPANY, INC.

MONAHANS, TX· 2024-06-26T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Changing, Chest, Crushed, Falling Object, Hydraulic Jack, Inspection, Jack, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Material Handling, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Safety Block, Tire, Tractor, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position
NAICS: 441320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347584450
Employer profile: FORREST BROTHERS TIRE COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221678337
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxia when crushed by falling tractor

Investigation abstract

At 8:15 p.m. on June 26, 2024, an employee working as a helper mechanic for a tire dealer had gone to a client location. The employee was tasked with changing out 4 tires on a John Deere Tractor at the client's site. While working underneath the tractor, it slipped off the hydraulic bottle jack and landed on the employee. The employee died from crush injuries including traumatic asphyxia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
864

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