Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 58228.015 - Employee is crushed between two tractor trailers and is kill

Accident Summary Nr: 58228.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/14/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
959206.015	02/14/2014		484230	Estes Express Lines, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:51 a.m. on February 14, 2014, an employee was lifting the landing gear on a trailer. The tractor trailer's parking brake was not set and as it was lifted, the tractor drifted backwards and jackknife into neighboring trailers. The employee was crushed between the cab of his tractor and a neighboring trailer as he attempted to active the foot brake with his hand. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Brake, Caught Between, Crushing, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	959206.015	69	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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