OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #517037
GERARD TIRE COMPANY
LAFAYETTE, CA·
Event description
Employee injured when struck by automobile and lift
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a Western Manufacturing Co. Tire Chief TC-25 floor mounted ailed to display the lift operating instructions in a conspicuous location in th e lift area, and failed to train this new employee in the proper operation of th is lift, all of which contributed to this accident. , passenger car tire and brake lift to perform undercarriage work on a vehicle. The lift manufacturer cautions against this practice. While lying under the vehi cle and feeling for a nearby tool, he apparently disturbed a flexible hydraulic hose that runs from the control unit located on a shelf along the floor to the r am that raises and lowers the lift. The hydraulic hose and/or fitting near the r am broke and the resulting loss of pressure allowed the vehicle and lift to drop suddenly onto Employee #1. He was hospitalized with a lacerated wrist. The empl oyer routinely failed to prohibit the use of this lift for undercarriage work, f
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 24
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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