Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110027786 - Werner Enterprises

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110027786

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 07/31/2002

Site Address:
Werner Enterprises
379 Hazle St
Quakake, PA 18245

Mailing Address:
14507 Frontier St, Omaha, NE 68138

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/22/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101371029

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201370715

Event: 07/30/2002

Employee killed when crushed between truck trailers

On July 30, 2002, Employee #1, a truck driver, was at a company drop yard. Employee #1 was lowering the landing gear on a 53-ft trailer when the trailer slid sideways and pinned him against an adjacent trailer that was 3 ft away. The trailer was on sloping ground in the drop yard and the tractor that Employee #1 had been driving was not backed far enough under the trailer for the king pin to contact the fifth wheel. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110027786			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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