Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 161617.015 - Employee is killed during traffic accident

Accident Summary Nr: 161617.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 11/13/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1710163.015	11/14/2023		484220	Fds Logistics Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on November 13, 2023, Employee #1 was operating a tractor trailer, hauling grain east on the interstate from Pekin, IL to Ninety Six, South Carolina. The tractor trailer entered the work zone established by United Contractors Midwest (UCM) at a speed in excess of 70 mph, impacting a road construction tandem truck and trailer. The tandem truck was forced across the median. Employee #1's vehicle became airborne over the other UCM vehicle, while on fire and landing in the median on its side. Employee #1 was ejected. Employee #1 died from thermal inhalation injuries at the scene.

Keywords: Ejected, Explosion, Fire, Grain, Highway, Highway work zone, Inhalation, Speeding, Tips Over, Tractor Trailer, Traffic Accident, Trailer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1710163.015	38	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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