OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221616279
FCX2024XJW184X0037 - BUILDCO, LLC
PHOENIX, AZ—
Event description
Employee is killed via asphyxiation
Investigation abstract
On October 12, 2023, a part time mechanic arrived to work at approximately 2:00 a.m. and began doing some kind of repair or maintenance underneath a white dump truck with a pusher axle. While underneath the dump truck, the pusher axle lowered and caused the tire to land on the mechanic's chest. At approximately 8:00 a.m., the employee was found dead and pinned underneath the dump truck.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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