Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128122.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by two trucks, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 128122.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485635.015	07/28/2020		484122	Western Express, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:47 p.m. on July 27, 2020, an employee was picking up a shipment at a distribution center. The employee was staged at the exit gate working with security at the rear of his trailer. A coworker was stopped at a stop sign to the rear of the employee's truck and trailer. The coworker was stopped at a stop sign approximately 150 feet behind the employee's trailer. The coworker did not set his parking brake and went into the sleeper of his truck. Then, the coworker's truck rolled into the back of the employee's trailer and crushed the employee. The employee later died at the hospital.

Keywords: Brake, Caught Between, Crushed, Struck By, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485635.015	34	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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