Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201702339 - Employee Is Killed in Accident When Truck Brakes Locked Up

Accident Summary Nr: 201702339 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311202840	09/10/2007	4213	484121	Yellow Transportation Inc

Abstract: On September 1, 2007, Employee #1, a truck driver, was driving a Freightliner truck pulling two loaded box trailers. While braking down Cabbage Hill, the rear trailer's brakes locked up, causing the trailers and truck to flip onto their sides. The vehicle slid down the highway to the inside shoulder and collided with the end of the guardrail. Employee #1 was killed in the truck accident.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRACTOR TRAILER, MOTOR VEHICLE, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311202840			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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