Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101458982 - Koble & Sons Trucking

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101458982

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 10/11/1989

Site Address:
Koble & Sons Trucking
1425 Burdick Expressway West
Minot, ND 58701

Mailing Address:
Route 6, Box 231, Minot, ND 58701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/19/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360454136

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14535751

Event: 10/10/1989

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR AND CONCRETE WALL

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 10, 1989, Employee #1 and a semi-truck driver had just finished loading semi-trailers. Employee #1 was closing the rear door of the semi-trailer at the same time that the truck driver was slowly driving away from the loading dock. Employee #1 was caught between the trailer door and a concrete wall on the driver's side of the vehicle. The door impaled his chest, severing arteries in his chest. Employee #1 bled to death within minutes.

Keywords: CHEST, WALL, IMPALED, ARTERY, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, DOOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101458982			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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