Inspection Detail
Inspection: 115724957 - Swift Transportation Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111
Site Address:
Swift Transportation Co Inc
9855 Sw Commerce Circle
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Mailing Address:
2021 Sundial Rd, Troutdale, OR 97070
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4213
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/19/1991
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/04/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360629521 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $200 | $0 | $2,700 |
| Current Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 756001022 | 09/03/1991 | 09/06/1991 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | 09/23/1991 | - | |
| 2. | 02002 | Other | 7010715 | 09/03/1991 | 09/06/1991 | $100 | $100 | $0 | 09/23/1991 | L - State Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02003 | Other | 701070501 | 09/03/1991 | 09/06/1991 | $100 | $100 | $0 | 09/23/1991 | L - State Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 27, 1991, Employee #1, a truck driver who drove for Swift Transportation, Inc., was crushed in the pinch point between his tractor trailer and a second trailer. He had just completed hooking his empty tractor and trailers to a dolly and left the cab of his tractor. He hooked up the electrical and air lines to the second trailer and opened the valve located on the left rear of the first trailer to bleed air into the second trailer. He was talking to a second driver when the trailer and tractor started to roll backward. He attempted to reach the rear air valve to stop the trailer and was crushed and killed in the pinch point. He had not set the emergency brake on the tractor.
Keywords: BRAKE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115724957 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |
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