OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380702
317729096 - SWIFT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC
PORTLAND, OR·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed by trailer truck
Investigation abstract
At approximately 02:27 p.m. on August 03, 2021, a driver team (an employee and a coworker) were hooking up a set of doubles (two trailers to a semi) when the employee got out of the semi. The coworker was backing up to the load and believed the employee was going inside to use the bathroom. After the coworker backed up, he got out to find that the employee was between the dolly and the trailer. The employee was pronounced dead on scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 804
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