Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370715 - Employee killed when crushed between truck trailers

Accident Summary Nr: 201370715 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110027786	07/31/2002	4213	0	Werner Enterprises

Abstract: On July 30, 2002, Employee #1, a truck driver, was at a company drop yard. Employee #1 was lowering the landing gear on a 53-ft trailer when the trailer slid sideways and pinned him against an adjacent trailer that was 3 ft away. The trailer was on sloping ground in the drop yard and the tractor that Employee #1 had been driving was not backed far enough under the trailer for the king pin to contact the fifth wheel. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110027786			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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