Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130080.015 - Employee is killed by backing trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 130080.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492146.015	09/09/2020	4212	484110	146313 - Averitt Express, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on September 8, 2020, an employee had backed his trailer to a loading dock and got out of his cab on the driver's side. The employee walked to an empty loading dock and was facing toward the building. A driver from another company did not see the employee and began backing his trailer to the empty dock. The employee was struck by the trailer and pinned between the trailer and the dock plate. The employee died from his injuries.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Crushed, Loading Dock, Pinned, Struck By, Tractor Trailer, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1492146.015	50	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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