OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731570
CALUMET AUTO WRECKING INC
HAMMOND, IN·
Event description
Employee killed when van falls off jack
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 4, 1987, Employee #1, of Calumet Auto Wrecki e a written safety procedure and there were no safety rules to follow. ng, Inc., Hammond, IN, was removing a radiator from a 1975 Dodge van, located on line MA-9 in the salvage yard. He had jacked up the van using a standard bumper jack, and was under the front of the van, removing the radiator, when the jack slipped. The van fell on Employee #1, crushing his chest. He died of asphyxia. T he vehicle was parked in soft dirt on uneven ground. The weather was clear but w indy; the wind may have caused the van to move while it was on the jack. The cau se of the accident was Employee #1's failure to support the vehicle with a stand or other object to prevent it from falling off the jack. Management did not hav
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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