Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304663891 - City Transfer Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa

Inspection Nr: 304663891

Report ID: 1055320

Date Opened: 07/16/2001

Site Address:
City Transfer Inc
Hwy 405 At 68th Ave S
Tukwila, WA 98178

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1048, Kent, WA 98035

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/03/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361189285

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170010136

Event: 07/14/2001

Employees crushed to death by trailer

At approximately 3:50 a.m. on July 14, 2001, an employee was driving a 1998 Mack tractor, model RD 6-885 and two 1998 Ranco Belly dump trailers loaded with dirt. The employee was traveling southbound on Interstate 405 when the vehicle he was driving veered off the roadway and up a 22-foot-6-inch-high retaining wall, striking the underside of an overpass. The vehicle rolled off the wall back onto Interstate 405 the cab landing upside down with the two trailers on their sides. The employee later died from injuries sustained in crash.

Keywords: WALL, DUMP TRUCK, TRACTOR, RETAINING WALL, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304663891			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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