OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221502677

FLATLANDER DIRT WORKS LLC

HAYS, KS— 2022-10-05T00:00:00

Event: Automotive Repair, Axle, Crushed, Fracture, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle, Pressure, Repair, Struck By, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346267669
Employer profile: FLATLANDER DIRT WORKS LLC
Summary number: 221502677
Report ID: 0729700

Event description

Employee is killed while repairing vehicle, head is crushed

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on October 5, 2022, an employee was performing diagnostic troubleshooting on a company owned vehicle. Once the employee applied energy to the airbags and he was struck by the vehicle axle. The air bag were designed to apply downward a pressure on the axel. The employee's received crushing injuries to his head and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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