OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221641939

156028 - M - P TRANSFER, INC.

PITTSBORO, NC· 2024-02-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brake, Driver, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pavement, Ramp, Road, Rolled, Run Over, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Tire, Trailer Truck, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Wheel
NAICS: 484110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347289282
Employer profile: 156028 - M - P TRANSFER, INC.
Summary number: 221641939
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee dies when struck and run over by unsecured truck

Investigation abstract

At 2:07 p.m. on February 16, 20204, an employee working as a truck driver for a general freight company was driving a Peterbilt semi-truck on an interstate highway when he pulled the vehicle to the right side of the east bound ramp leading to another interstate highway. The employee exited the truck and walked around to the right side and stood between the cab and the rear tires for an unknown reason. The employee had not set the parking brake and the truck rolled backwards. The was struck by the front right tire, knocked to the ground and run. The employee died on site from multiple blunt force trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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