OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221708472

MV TRANSPORTATION

CHUGIAK, AK— 2024-10-09T00:00:00

Event: Automotive Repair, Broke, Bus, Caster, Chest, Concussion, Crushed, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Falling Object, Head, Mechanic, Mechanical, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pinned, Pneumatic, Pneumatic Lift, Pneumatic equipment, Pneumatic system, Pneumatic tool, Repair, Struck Against, Struck By, Transportation, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 485410
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347805673
Employer profile: MV TRANSPORTATION
Summary number: 221708472
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

Employee dies of crushed head and chest when struck by falli

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on October 9, 2024, an employee working as a mechanic for a bus transportation company was trying to straighten out a caster wheel on a pneumatic lift utilizing the lift itself. The employee actuated the pneumatics when the caster wheel broke and caused the lift to jump. The lift then fell back and struck and pinned the employee. The employee died from crush injuries to his head and chest.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
549

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