Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170101042 - Employee crushed and killed by dislodged trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 170101042 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 07/20/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115482234	07/20/1994	4212	0	Riley Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1, a driver for Riley Trucking, was on his way to his truck to begin work. Another driver had borrowed one of the company's trucks to move a load he had left parked overnight on a city street. The coworker hooked up to the trailer and started to pull away from the curb. The trailer was not locked into the fifth wheel and it dislodged from the truck and tipped over. Employee #1, who was standing on the sidewalk beside the trailer, was crushed and killed. A fence blocked his exit route.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRAILER, INATTENTION, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115482234			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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