Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1485635.015 - Western Express, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Investigation Summary

At 5:47 p.m. on July 27, 2020, an employee was picking up a shipment at a distribution center. The employee was staged at the exit gate working with security at the rear of his trailer. A coworker was stopped at a stop sign to the rear of the employee's truck and trailer. The coworker was stopped at a stop sign approximately 150 feet behind the employee's trailer. The coworker did not set his parking brake and went into the sleeper of his truck. Then, the coworker's truck rolled into the back of the employee's trailer and crushed the employee. The employee later died at the hospital.

Keywords: Brake, Caught Between, Crushed, Struck By, Tractor Trailer