Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 23395.015 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed By Overturned Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 23395.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
548478.015	07/30/2012		237310	Warren Paving Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 a.m. on July 30, 2012, Employee #1 was in the cab of his truck as it was being unloaded. He had hauled a 22-yard load of topsoil to a residential location with a 2013 Western Star tractor and a 1995 Warren Dump Trailer. Employee #1 backed the rig into the homeowners yard. The tractor was on the asphalt and the trailer was in the yard. The tractor was at a 90 degree angle to the trailer as the trailer was being unloaded. Some of the topsoil was stuck at the top of the trailer, which caused the trailer to overturn and fall onto the top of the trucks cab, crushing the cab and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: Crushed, Off Loading, Overturn, Trailer, Truck, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	548478.015	60	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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