OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221534100
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
PLATINA, CA—
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by vehicle while changing ti
Investigation abstract
At 2:15 p.m. on January 31, 2023, an employee was driving a company-leased 2021 Dodge Ram 4x4 after performing inspections of power line systems to the company yard and developed a flat tire. The employee began to change the tire, jacked up the vehicle, and removed the flat tire. While installing a replacement tire, the employee placed his head and shoulders in the wheel well and his body was between the top of the fender well and the spare tire. The vehicle slipped off the jack, crushing the employee between the wheel well and the spare tire.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 0
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