Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76607.015 - Employee Crushed Under Semi-Tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 76607.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/07/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1061807.015	05/08/2015		484110	Dorshorst Trucking & Excavating, Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on May 7, 2015, an employee was working alone inside the maintenance shop of a trucking company. The employee was changing the oil on a 1995 Western Star Semi-Tractor Trailer, VIN # 2WKPDCCH3SK939720, and license plate # TS30467 and weighed approximately 18,000 lbs. The employee used a bottle jack to lift the semi-tractor off of the ground and removed the front right tire to gain access to the oil pan of the semi-tractor. The employee was killed when the bottle jack slipped and the truck fell on top of him.

Keywords: Crushed, Jack, Trailer Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1061807.015	29	M	Fatality

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