OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221698368
AFIM EXPRESS CORPORATION
ALSIP, IL—
Event description
Employee is killed when caught between semi-truck and traile
Investigation abstract
At 9:13 a.m. on September 3, 2024, Employee #1, a truck driver for AFIM Express laceration to the liver and bilateral pneumothorax. Corp., was attempting to park a semi-truck with a trailer attached at a packaging facility. After experiencing difficulty backing into the assigned dock area, Employee #1 exited the vehicle and asked another truck driver, a coworker, from a separate employer, for assistance. The coworker entered the semi-truck to help park the vehicle. While backing up, the coworker lost sight of Employee #1 and inadvertently backed the semi-trailer into a parked semi-truck, pinning Employee #1 between the parked truck and the moving trailer. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to a hospital, where he was declared dead due to
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 7056
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