Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169069.015 - Employee is killed when caught between dump truck and traile

Accident Summary Nr: 169069.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1766987.015	08/06/2024		441120	Richland Motors, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 5, 2024, Employee #1 arrived at Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in Morris, IL, to pick up and transport two dump trucks using a Peterbilt semi-truck with a Talbert Tri Axle Low Boy Trailer. After loading a red 2002 International 4900 4x2 Snow Plow Truck at the front of the trailer and a white 2008 International 4300 4x2 Single Axle Dump Truck at the rear, Employee #1 checked out and pulled off to the side of the driveway. Employee #1 exited the semi-truck and proceeded to the rear of the trailer, appearing to remove chain binders from the white dump truck. It is presumed that after releasing the rear binders, Employee #1 was attempting to remove the front chain binders when the dump truck slid forward. The front tires of the dump truck moved down a small incline ramp, while the rear tires landed on top of the rear dually tires of the low boy trailer. Employee #1 was found trapped between the dump truck's steel air tank and the trailer frame. The employee suffered fatal injuries due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Dump Truck, Loading, Semi Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1766987.015	33	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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