Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 109657.015 - Blacha Trucking & Services, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109657.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 12/01/2011

Site Address:
Blacha Trucking & Services, Inc
12340 S. Lombard Ave
Alsip, IL 60803

Mailing Address:
9045 S. Nashville Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484110/ General Freight Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/2012

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/22/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	83567

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 4049.015

Event: 12/01/2011

Employee is crushed between two trailers and killed

At 1:30 p.m. on December 1, 2011, an employee of a truck/trailer repair company was attempting to work on a damaged trailer. The weather conditions were below 30 degrees Fahrenheit and it was overcast. The employee was working alone at the time and there were no witnesses to the event. The employee was attempting to straighten two homemade supports holding up a trailer he was working on. One of the trailers shifted and caught his upper body and head between the trailer he was working on and an adjacent trailer. A patron of the business noticed the employee was caught between the trailers and contacted the owner of the business. Emergency services were contacted and the employee was transported to a local hospital. The employee sustained fatal injuries to his head and torso.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushing, Jack, Tractor Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109657.015	33	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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