OK, boys and girls..... it's that time again. The warm weather is upon us, and many of us will be out there again, tinkering over and under our vehicles. Although some may get tired of hearing me beat this drum about safety, I never get tired of saying it: safety first, safety last, safety always.
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Please see also previous posts on "jack stand safety" from March-April 2011;
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/jackstand-safety.html
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/jackstand-safety-ii.html
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/04/video-falling-jack-stands.html
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/04/surprise-are-ratchetting-jack-stands.html
and more....
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-out-public-service-safety-message_23.html
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-memoriam-christian-klorczyk-march-11.html
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Here are a few videos I found:
http://www.creepex.com/Cr/crash.html
Man Gets Crushed by Car During Cannonball Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejL0p83oSI
Oversized Truck falls off of lift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91vwbYFnLgI&feature=player_embedded#!
Truck On a Lift Flips Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3gp3S4pFU&feature=related
See that truck fall off the lift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUAAVizhuv4&feature=related
Falling truck on lift with someone under it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQXB3D_FYQ&feature=related
Car Falls Off Lift!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=ZCOOUq-aQiI&NR=1
Tire Kingdom F150 Truck Lift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=48t68l5Xhbg&feature=endscreen
My thanks to whunter of PeachParts Mercedes Forum, who originally posted the following list a year ago. Some of the links are old, but the point remains: accidents happen, and they happen everywhere. All the time.
Have fun but do not compromise your safety. Please.
Man killed after car falls on him
http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=14157000
Genesee Township man dies after car in garage falls on him
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/02/genesee_township_man_dies_afte.html
Shaler man killed when car falls, crushes him at garage
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_497275.html
Man crushed under car in Lawrenceville
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/man-crushed-under-car-116926.html
Man Dies While Working Underneath His Car
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/121010-man-dies-while-working-underneath-his-car
Man, 27, killed when car he's working under falls
http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-01-08/story/law-disorder-man-27-killed-when-car-hes-working-under-falls
Toronto man pinned, crushed to death by own car
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Toronto+pinned+crushed+death/3791555/story.html
Tauranga man crushed by car in own garage
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10628465
Man crushed by car meets his rescuer
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Man-crushed-car-meets-rescuer/article-193766-detail/article.html
Man Gets Crushed by Car During Cannonball Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejL0p83oSI
Man crushed by his car
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/man-crushed-by-car
Man crushed under car.
http://www.tcpalm.com/videos/detail/man-crushed-under-car/
Man Was Working Under Car When Jack Shifted
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24294069/detail.html
Man crushed by falling car
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/man-crushed-by-falling-car/story-e6frea83-1225735876158
Victim died after a car fell ontop of him
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/police-identify-man-killed-when-car-falls-ontop-of-him-as-roger-koury
Man, 71, killed on his own driveway after vehicle collapses on top of him
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/man_71_killed_on_his_own_driveway_after_vehicle_collapses_on_top_of_him_1_3129144
Man Killed After Car Falls on Him
http://fingerlakes.ynn.com/content/all_news/505967/man-killed-after-car-falls-on-him/
Grainger man killed in mishap while working on truck
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/31/grainger-man-killed-in-mishap-while-working-on/
Man found dead pinned under vehicle
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/mobile/Man-found-dead-pinned-under-vehicle-97805249.html?viewAllComments=y
Man working on vehicle found dead in Dunbar
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/policeblotter/201006030256
Dead Man Lies In Driveway Unnoticed For Up To 4 Days
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-06-22/news/0406220174_1_heil-shepherdstown-parking-brake
Man Found Dead Under Vehicle in Indianola
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/87030232.html
Man Killed After Car Falls On Him
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/dec/08/man-killed-after-car-falls-him-ar-1185472/
Man Killed After Car Falls On Top Of Him In Smyrna
http://www.wtvf.com/story/13653259/man-killed-after-car-falls-on-top-of-him-in-smyrna
Bexar Co. man killed when car falls on him while hd made repairs
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Bexar-Co-man-killed-when-car-falls-on-him-while-hd-made-repairs-114638314.html
Man killed when car falls on top of him
http://murfreesboronewspress.com/2010/12/man-killed-when-car-falls-on-top-of-him/
Man Killed When Car Falls On Him
http://www.ketv.com/r/15960375/detail.html
Man killed after truck falls on him
http://salisbury.wbtv.com/content/man-killed-after-truck-falls-him
Kevin L. Rock Sr., a Prince William County sheriff's deputy, died Thursday after a car he was working on fell on him.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=94621&provider=top
Seneca man killed after a car he was working on falls off a jack and crushes him
http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12044896
Man Is Killed When Car Falls On Him
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960806&slug=2342868
Man Killed After Car Falls on Him
http://fwix.com/rochester/article/7326585b7d/man_killed_after_car_falls_on_him
Man Killed When Car Falls During Repairs
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/1421201/
Man killed after truck falls on him
http://salisbury.wbtv.com/content/man-killed-after-truck-falls-him?page=7
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Man Killed for craigslist car parts
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/102800539.html
Man killed by explosion while working on car
http://www.freep.com/article/20110223/NEWS01/110223007/Man-killed-by-explosion-while-working-car
Man killed driving recall car to garage
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2890835/Pensioner-Frank-Beer-is-killed-driving-recall-Peugeot-car-to-garage.html
Officials ID Tucson man killed trying to douse garage fire
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_572c9b38-3f69-11e0-b1fe-001cc4c03286.html
Man crushed by car door while trying to access underground garage
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/07/man-crushed-by-car-door-while-trying-to-access-underground-garage/
Man Crushed by Car in Garage Accident
http://www.newyorkcaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/02/man_crushed_by_car_in_garage_a.html
Man Killed When Car Pins Him to Garage
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Killed-When-Car-Pins-Him-to-Garage-96131054.html
http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=14157000
Genesee Township man dies after car in garage falls on him
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/02/genesee_township_man_dies_afte.html
Shaler man killed when car falls, crushes him at garage
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_497275.html
Man crushed under car in Lawrenceville
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/man-crushed-under-car-116926.html
Man Dies While Working Underneath His Car
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/121010-man-dies-while-working-underneath-his-car
Man, 27, killed when car he's working under falls
http://jaxairnews.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-01-08/story/law-disorder-man-27-killed-when-car-hes-working-under-falls
Toronto man pinned, crushed to death by own car
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Toronto+pinned+crushed+death/3791555/story.html
Tauranga man crushed by car in own garage
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10628465
Man crushed by car meets his rescuer
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Man-crushed-car-meets-rescuer/article-193766-detail/article.html
Man Gets Crushed by Car During Cannonball Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejL0p83oSI
Man crushed by his car
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/man-crushed-by-car
Man crushed under car.
http://www.tcpalm.com/videos/detail/man-crushed-under-car/
Man Was Working Under Car When Jack Shifted
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24294069/detail.html
Man crushed by falling car
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/man-crushed-by-falling-car/story-e6frea83-1225735876158
Victim died after a car fell ontop of him
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/police-identify-man-killed-when-car-falls-ontop-of-him-as-roger-koury
Man, 71, killed on his own driveway after vehicle collapses on top of him
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/man_71_killed_on_his_own_driveway_after_vehicle_collapses_on_top_of_him_1_3129144
Man Killed After Car Falls on Him
http://fingerlakes.ynn.com/content/all_news/505967/man-killed-after-car-falls-on-him/
Grainger man killed in mishap while working on truck
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/31/grainger-man-killed-in-mishap-while-working-on/
Man found dead pinned under vehicle
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/mobile/Man-found-dead-pinned-under-vehicle-97805249.html?viewAllComments=y
Man working on vehicle found dead in Dunbar
http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/policeblotter/201006030256
Dead Man Lies In Driveway Unnoticed For Up To 4 Days
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-06-22/news/0406220174_1_heil-shepherdstown-parking-brake
Man Found Dead Under Vehicle in Indianola
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/87030232.html
Man Killed After Car Falls On Him
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/dec/08/man-killed-after-car-falls-him-ar-1185472/
Man Killed After Car Falls On Top Of Him In Smyrna
http://www.wtvf.com/story/13653259/man-killed-after-car-falls-on-top-of-him-in-smyrna
Bexar Co. man killed when car falls on him while hd made repairs
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Bexar-Co-man-killed-when-car-falls-on-him-while-hd-made-repairs-114638314.html
Man killed when car falls on top of him
http://murfreesboronewspress.com/2010/12/man-killed-when-car-falls-on-top-of-him/
Man Killed When Car Falls On Him
http://www.ketv.com/r/15960375/detail.html
Man killed after truck falls on him
http://salisbury.wbtv.com/content/man-killed-after-truck-falls-him
Kevin L. Rock Sr., a Prince William County sheriff's deputy, died Thursday after a car he was working on fell on him.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=94621&provider=top
Seneca man killed after a car he was working on falls off a jack and crushes him
http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12044896
Man Is Killed When Car Falls On Him
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960806&slug=2342868
Man Killed After Car Falls on Him
http://fwix.com/rochester/article/7326585b7d/man_killed_after_car_falls_on_him
Man Killed When Car Falls During Repairs
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/1421201/
Man killed after truck falls on him
http://salisbury.wbtv.com/content/man-killed-after-truck-falls-him?page=7
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Man Killed for craigslist car parts
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/102800539.html
Man killed by explosion while working on car
http://www.freep.com/article/20110223/NEWS01/110223007/Man-killed-by-explosion-while-working-car
Man killed driving recall car to garage
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2890835/Pensioner-Frank-Beer-is-killed-driving-recall-Peugeot-car-to-garage.html
Officials ID Tucson man killed trying to douse garage fire
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_572c9b38-3f69-11e0-b1fe-001cc4c03286.html
Man crushed by car door while trying to access underground garage
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/07/man-crushed-by-car-door-while-trying-to-access-underground-garage/
Man Crushed by Car in Garage Accident
http://www.newyorkcaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/02/man_crushed_by_car_in_garage_a.html
Man Killed When Car Pins Him to Garage
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Killed-When-Car-Pins-Him-to-Garage-96131054.html
Scary but true. There are a lot of accidents and deaths connected while some are just repairing cars. These can be prevented if only we have the right tools and if we will be extra careful.
ReplyDeleteA floor jack and a pair of jack stands should be considered a basic necessity. A lift is even better, since it allows the vehicle to be lifted high enough for the underside to be easily access while you are standing up.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, and thanks for posting. I am a strong believer in redundant safety systems any time you have to go under a car. Never trust a jack or a single jack stand. Throw a rim under the wheel you are working closest to, just to give yourself that little extra margin of safety .... an escape route. And rock that vehicle before you go under there. Make sure it is not precarious. Stay safe, boys and girls.
ReplyDeleteHello, You have posted a nice blog really.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this.
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