Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163917.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by truck during offloading

Accident Summary Nr: 163917.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 02/07/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1726739.015	02/08/2024		484110	Wheeler Trucking Inc.

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on February 7, 2024, an employee working as a truck driver for a trucking company was unloading an Isuzu Truck off a tractor-trailer when the Isuzu began to roll backwards. The employee ran to the Isuzu to apply the emergency brake when he slipped and fell. As a result, the Isuzu ran over the employee. The employee died from crushing injuries including sprains and dislocations to the chest and a wrist.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Chest, Crushed, Dislocated, Driver, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lost Control, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Slip, Sprain, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Truck, Truck Driver, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1726739.015	38	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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