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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221539349

JEFF SCHMITT AUTO GROUP INC.

Event
Assembling, Bailer, Caught Between, Falling Object, Jack, Struck By, Suffocated
NAICS
441110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346518988
Employer profile
JEFF SCHMITT AUTO GROUP INC.
Summary number
221539349
Report ID
0522000

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by falling bailer

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2023, an employee was assembling a New Holland Hayliner 275 Plus model bailer. The employee was laying under the bailer, which was supported by two 3-ton jack stands, when the jack stands kicked out, causing the bailer to fall on top of the employee. The employee was killed due to suffocation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    885

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