Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162720.015 - Employee dies during repairs, crushed by collapsing trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 162720.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 12/27/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1718404.015	12/27/2023		484121	Nfi Interactive Logistics, Llc

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on December 27, 2023, an employee working as a heavy equipment mechanic for a freight and trucking company was removing a damaged K-Bar support arm from trailer landing gear. The landing gear buckled causing the trailer to shift and collapsed on the employee. The employee died when he was crushed and asphyxiated by the weight of the trailer.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Automotive Repair, Caught Between, Chest, Collapse, Crushed, Equipment Failure, Falling Object, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Repair, Semi Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck, Unsecured, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1718404.015	28	M	Fatality		Heavy equipment mechanics

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