Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1229035.015 - Prowler Recovery, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1229035.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 05/01/2017

Site Address:
Prowler Recovery, Inc.
8100 W. Broward Blvd.
Plantation, FL 33324

Mailing Address:
617 Nw 7th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561491/Repossession Services

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/26/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1206640	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 95164.015

Event: 04/28/2017

Employee caught in between a vehicle and tire and is killed

At 2:00 p.m. on April 28, 2017, an employee was disengaging the linkage of a 4 by 4 SUV vehicle that he was repossessing. The employee left the tow truck in drive gear. Once he performed the task underneath the vehicle that he was towing the tow truck moved forward and he got caught in between the pavement and the tire of the vehicle that he was towing. The employee was killed from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Motor Vehicle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1229035.015	34	M	Fatality

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