Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130164.015 - Employee is killed in fall from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 130164.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 10/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496497.015	10/08/2020		484122	Yrc Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on October 5, 2020, an employee was making a delivery when he went to open the trailer door. He had his left foot on the ICC bumper, his right foot on the trailer frame, left hand on the door latch and the right hand on the door handle. As the employee released the door latch, his hand slipped off of the latch and he lost his balance. The employee fell off of the trailer backwards onto his feet stumbling backwards then onto his buttocks and then finally hitting the back of his head on the pavement. The employee died of head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buttocks, Delivery Work, Fall, Head, Lost Balance, Slip, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496497.015	72	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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