Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124802166 - Ludtke Pacific Trucking Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 124802166

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 06/03/1994

Site Address:
Ludtke Pacific Trucking Inc
Hwy 97 Mile Post 53.5 North Bound
Shaniko, OR 97057

Mailing Address:
1507 East Illinois St, Bellingham, WA 98226

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/03/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/03/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362316960

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 789818

Event: 05/28/1994

Truck driver killed in traffic accident

At approximately 1:20 a.m. on May 28, 1994, Employee #1, a truck driver for Ludtke Pacific Trucking, Inc., was driving a tractor trailer loaded with produce on Highway 97, mile post 53.5, three miles north of Shaniko, OR. He was headed north in the southbound lane and failed to navigate a right hand curve. The tractor trailer skidded 226 ft 5 in. before impact, left the roadway, and rolled a three-quarter turn. Employee #1 was thrown from the vehicle approximately 30 ft and partly entangled with the windshield retaining strip. He was transported to the St. Charles Hospital in Bend, OR, by Air Lift helicopter. Employee #1 died the next day. Medical reports state that Employee #1 had a blood alcohol level of 0.16 gram percent.

Keywords: EJECTED, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, COLLISION, INTOXICATED, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOST CONTROL, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124802166			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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