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Accident Summary Nr: 167348.015 - Employee dies of crush injuries when run over by unsecured t

Accident Summary Nr: 167348.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/06/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1754407.01506/07/2024484110Mitchell Transportation Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on June 6, 2024, an employee working as a heavy truck driver for a freight company exited his semi-truck without setting the brake or placing the vehicle in park. The truck began to move forward, at which point the driver attempted to reenter the vehicle to stop it from moving. The employee was caught between the door of the vehicle and a tractor trailer. The employee then fell to the ground and was run over by the rear tires of the vehicle. The employee died from multiple crush injuries.

Keywords: Brake, Catch Point, Caught Between, Crushed, Delivery Work, Door, Driver, Freight, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Semi Tractor Trailer, Tire, Torso, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck, Truck Driver, Unsecured, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1754407.015 34 M Fatality Truck drivers, heavy

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