Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202287736 - Employee Killed When Crushed Between Truck And Trailer
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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301731691 | 04/14/1997 | 4213 | Estes Express Lines (Corporation) |
Employee #1 was hooking up a short trailer to a truck. He had apparently parked the yard dog truck in front of the trailer and was standing in front of the short trailer raising a safety bar on the it when the yard dog truck backed up to the trailer. Employee #1 became pinned between the fifth wheel of the truck and the trailer; he was crushed and killed. Subsequent inspection revealed that the gear stick shift was in the reverse position and the yard dog truck had a bad clutch.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 301731691 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |