Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134523.015 - Employee is killed after being caught between two trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 134523.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 04/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523223.015	04/02/2021		484110	Otl Logistics Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on April 2, 2021, an employee was repairing an airline on a coworker's semi truck when he he instructed the coworker to raise the fifth wheel. The coworker got in the cab, revved up the engine, and noticed too late that the truck moved forward enough to hit the other employee who was walking between her truck and his truck's nose. The employee was caught between the two trucks and killed.

Keywords: Abdomen, Automotive Repair, Blocks, Caught Between, Chest, Chock, Driver, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Maintenance, Material Handling, Mechanic, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Struck Against, Struck By, Training, Truck, Truck Driver, Vehicle, Vehicle In Gear

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1523223.015	56	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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