Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1726739.015 - Wheeler Trucking Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 4:15 p.m. on February 7, 2024, an employee working as a truck driver for a trucking company was unloading an Isuzu Truck off a tractor-trailer when the Isuzu began to roll backwards. The employee ran to the Isuzu to apply the emergency brake when he slipped and fell. As a result, the Isuzu ran over the employee. The employee died from crushing injuries including sprains and dislocations to the chest and a wrist.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Chest, Crushed, Dislocated, Driver, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lost Control, Motor Vehicle, Run Over, Slip, Sprain, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Truck, Truck Driver, Unloading, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Wrist