OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #887224

MAINTENANCE,SHOULDER,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1989-03-07T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,SHOULDER,AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR,VEHICLE,UNSECURED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,BACK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 887224
Report ID: 352430

Event description

Employee injured when vehicle falls off lift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a mechanic, was performing maintenance work on the underside of a v ehicle that had been elevated using a Benwil automotive lift with a maximum capa city of 7,000 lb. The vehicle slipped from the lift and struck the employee. He sustained shoulder and back injuries, and was hospitalized. A subsequent inspect ion revealed that the lift had some defective parts.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
3

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
505

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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