Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169836.015 - Employee is killed when caught between semi-truck and traile

Accident Summary Nr: 169836.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/03/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1773247.015	09/04/2024		484110	Afim Express Corporation

Abstract: At 9:13 a.m. on September 3, 2024, Employee #1, a truck driver for AFIM Express Corp., was attempting to park a semi-truck with a trailer attached at a packaging facility. After experiencing difficulty backing into the assigned dock area, Employee #1 exited the vehicle and asked another truck driver, a coworker, from a separate employer, for assistance. The coworker entered the semi-truck to help park the vehicle. While backing up, the coworker lost sight of Employee #1 and inadvertently backed the semi-trailer into a parked semi-truck, pinning Employee #1 between the parked truck and the moving trailer. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to a hospital, where he was declared dead due to laceration to the liver and bilateral pneumothorax.

Keywords: Backing Up, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Dock, Dock Worker, Flatbed Trailer, Laceration, Liver, Loading Dock, Semi Tractor Trailer, Tractor Trailer, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1773247.015	32	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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