Car Washes

Industry Summary

Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance Industry.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 25th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Oceanside, NY which had occured previously at First Hbli Llc. A 53 year old Laborer had been killed when the
OSHA ID114832.015
Accident Date2019-03-23
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on March 23, 2019, an employee was walking on the far left side of a carwash tunnel heading to his workstation, when a customer pulled his car up to the car wash tunnel and hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. The employee was struck by the moving vehicle and was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Southfield, MI on Tuesday, February 26th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Jax Kar Wash. A 45 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the one employee was killed and another hospitalized when struck
OSHA ID113930.015
Accident Date2019-02-25
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on February 25, 2019, two employees were hand drying vehicles at a car wash facility when a Ford F-150 pickup truck accelerated from the car-wash conveyor. Both Employees #1 and #2 were struck by the truck with Employee #2 being pinned between the truck and a wall. Employee # 1 was hospitalized, sustaining a fractured leg, and Employee #2 was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Southfield, MI on Tuesday, February 26th 2019 and began an accident investigation at Jax Kar Wash. A 35 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the one employee was killed and another hospitalized when struck
OSHA ID113930.015
Accident Date2019-02-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on February 25, 2019, two employees were hand drying vehicles at a car wash facility when a Ford F-150 pickup truck accelerated from the car-wash conveyor. Both Employees #1 and #2 were struck by the truck with Employee #2 being pinned between the truck and a wall. Employee # 1 was hospitalized, sustaining a fractured leg, and Employee #2 was killed.

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Inspection Records: 1543
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Accident Records: 54

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