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Preliminary Report - Fatality #20 - October 10, 2014

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Accident Report: Fatality Reference

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Preliminary Report Overview

The truck driver was inside a loading rack closing the hatch on top of a bulk tanker truck. When the victim raised the rack to access the hatch, he fell between the rack and rounded side of the truck and then fell to the ground.