Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1286622.015 - B. Mcferren & Son Trucking

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1286622.015

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 09/27/2017

Site Address:
B. Mcferren & Son Trucking
Upstate Shredding Weitsman Recycling Tioga Industrial Park, 1 Recycle Drive
Owego, NY 13827

Mailing Address:
1791 State Route 196, Fort Edward, NY 12828

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/25/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	1267962	Yes
Inspection	1267710	Yes
Inspection	1286335	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102045.015

Event: 09/27/2017

Employee is crushed and killed by dump truck trailer and mat

At 11:30 a.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was attempting to dump a load of scrap metal. Another truck was also dumping a load, but while the load was elevated, that driver moved the trailer forward to release the load. The elevated load moved erratically and the trailer tipped over onto the employee's cab, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: Crushed, Dump Truck, Falling Object, Hydraulic Lift, Struck By, Trailer, Unstable Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1286622.015	58	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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