Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95876.015 - Employee is crushed between two trailers and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 95876.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 05/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234752.015	05/22/2017		484110	G & Gs Trucking Co, Llc

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was hitching up a tandem trailer rig. The employee backed the truck and first trailer into a second trailer and then exited the cab to hitch the second trailer. The parking brake in the truck was not engaged and the working surface had a slight upward incline. As the trailer was hooked up and the employee hooked up the air brakes, both trailers rolled backwards approximately 8 feet. The first and second trailers jack knifed into one another and the employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Caught In, Crushing, Motor Vehicle, Struck By, Tractor Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1234752.015	39	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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