Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113462840 - Farm Service & Supplies

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113462840

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 09/27/1999

Site Address:
Farm Service & Supplies
21606 Railroad St.
Marengo, IL 60152

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/07/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361957533

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 873612

Event: 09/25/1999

Employee killed when caught between vehicles

Employee #1 was hooking up a semi-trailer at the end of his work shift. He backed the tractor under the trailer and then got out to hook up the air lines for the trailer brakes. When he did this, he apparently did not set the tractor brakes. He also failed to secure all the lines so that air began to bleed off. This caused the trailer safety brake to disengage and the truck apparently started to roll backward. While trying to get to the tractor and set its brakes, Employee #1 became caught between the tractor door and the front of an adjacent trailer. The preliminary cause of death, per the county coroner, was traumatic asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, BRAKE, WORK RULES, TRAILER TRUCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRACTOR, TRACTOR TRAILER, UNMANNED, AIR LINE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113462840			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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