Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130554.015 - Employee is killed when truck collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 130554.015 -- Report ID: 0253610 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498717.015	10/21/2020		237310	Berne Tn Hwy Dept

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on October 21, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a highway construction company, was replacing the air bake chamber of a dual axle heavy duty truck, a 2007 Sterling LT9500 Dump Truck. A jack stand that was supporting the right rear wheel/axle apparently kicked out. The truck collapsed onto Employee #1, who sustained fatal crushing injuries.

Keywords: Axle, Caught Between, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Crushing, Dump Truck, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Industrial Truck, Jack, Repair, Struck By, Unsecured

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498717.015	52	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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