Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171065485 - Employee killed when trucks collide on highway

Accident Summary Nr: 171065485 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 05/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302227806	05/12/1999	7699	0	Excel Dairy Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 7, 1999, Employee #1 was driving a flatbed truck with an attached gooseneck trailer north on Interstate 5. He was in the slow, right-hand lane while in the lane to his left was a tractor trailer unit pulling double trailers. The tractor trailer was braking to avoid a collision with a vehicle in front of it when it jackknifed. The second trailer struck the trailer being pulled by Employee #1, and he began to swerve and fishtail. The tractor trailer then came to a stop and Employee #1 collided with the end of the second trailer. He was killed.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, STRUCK AGAINST, DRIVER, TRAILER TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302227806			Fatality	Asphyxia	Sales workers, other commodities

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