The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, February 1st 2019 by OSHA representitives in Chatsworth, CA after learning of an incident at A Spec Racing which had occured on the same day. A 58 year old had been killed when the
Accident Date2019-02-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn February 1, 2019, an employee was organizing sway bars on an in-house manufactured rack that was not secured. He was organizing sway bars in preparation for a new shipment of sway bars. The sway bar rack was designed and manufactured by the employer to be 9 levels and 71in H x 23in W x 26in D. The rack was resting on wheels that did not have brakes or chocks. The rack was not secured to the floor, wall, or other surface. The sway bars were approximately 3 ft. long, 7/8in diameter, with varying composition of aluminum and/or steel, and weighed approximately 6.15 lbs. each. The rack and sway bars fell on employee. The employee sustained skull and multiple rib fractures and subsequently passed away.