Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127109.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by backing trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 127109.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 05/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1479573.015	05/14/2020	4213	484122	317727455 - Yrc Inc

Abstract: At 3:34 a.m. on May 14, 2020, a coworker drove a trailer away from loading dock while Employee # 1 was working at the door of the trailer. Employee # 1 fell to the ground between the dock and the trailer. When the coworker, who was moving the trailer, realized he had moved the wrong trailer; he attempted to back the trailer to the dock, crushing Employee # 1. Employee # 1 was crushed between loading dock and trailer and was killed.

Keywords: Backing Up, Crushed, Dock, Door, Driver, Fall, Trailer, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1479573.015	49	F	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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