OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #980813
ABBOTTS BODY SHOP INC
MUNCIE, IN·
Event description
Employee dies of asphyxia when automobile falls on chest
Investigation abstract
At approximately 5:10 p.m. on December 28, 1988, Employee #1 was under a 1984 Fo rd Tempo automobile, manufacturer's identification #FABP23R1EA106744, removing a front transaxle. The bumper jack that had been used to raise the front of the c ar was set up on approximately 5 inches of snow and ice. It slipped out, causing the auto to fall and pin Employee #1 to the ground. He was transported to the h ospital, where he was pronounced dead of asphyxa.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 514
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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