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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221382047

EQUITY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC.

Event
Caught Between, Crushed, Tractor Trailer
NAICS
423860
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345480966
Employer profile
EQUITY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC.
Summary number
221382047
Report ID
0552652

Event description

Employee is crushed between two trailers and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on August 16, 2021, an employee was raising the jacks on a trailer. The brakes had not been engaged on either the tractor or the trailer so when the jacks were raised they both rolled. The employee was crushed between the rolling trailer and the stationary trailer next to it. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 70 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    804

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