Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303818272 - W.H. Transportation Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303818272

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 05/22/2003

Site Address:
W.H. Transportation Co. Inc.
Walgreen'S Distr.Ctr.,5100 Lake Terrace
Mt Vernon, IL 62864

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1222, Wausau, WI 54402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

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

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100841048

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200840874

Event: 05/21/2003

Employee struck by a van on a loading dock

On May 21, 2003, Employee #1 drove his tractor trailer into the loading dock of Walgreen's Distribution Center. He went inside the building to deliver invoices to the clerk. Employee #1 walked out onto the loading dock area going towards his tractor when he was struck by a box-type van backing into the loading dock. . The driver of the van felt a bump under the right front tire when he stopped the truck to find Employee #1 behind the passenger side of the front tire, perpendicular to the van. There was blood coming from his mouth and tire marks across his chest and abdomen. Employee #1 died of his injuries.

Keywords: VEHICLE, MOUTH, WORK RULES, WORK STATION, CHEST, DOCK, LOADING DOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303818272			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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