Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315848416 - Wayne Holden & Company
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office
Site Address:
Wayne Holden & Company
16503 Highway 65
Damascus, AR 72039
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4619
NAICS: 486990/All Other Pipeline Transportation
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/29/2011
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/29/2011
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 100266469 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:00 p.m. on October, 24 2011, Employee #1 of Wayne Holden & Company was coupling a trailer from a tractor. Employees observed the trailer and tractor rolling down the parking lot. Employee #2 ran to the tractor and pressed on the foot brake with his hand. Employee #2 noticed the parking brake was not engaged, and engaged the parking brake and trailer brake. The trailer was attached to the tractor with all connections for the air and lights to the brakes connected. The trailer was partially lifted approximately 6 inches from the ground. During the process of Employee #1 coupling the tractor and trailer, the tractor rolled back with the front and back wheels on the left side of the tractor running over Employee #1. Employee #1 was crushed and was dead before emergency services arrived to the site location.
Keywords: BRAKE, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TRAILER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 315848416 | Fatality | Other | Truck drivers, heavy |