General Freight Trucking

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the General Freight Trucking industry saw employment growth of only 2.86%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 75,471 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the General Freight Trucking industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (2% more) than the broader Truck Transportation Industry

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OSHA investigators arrived in Oakdale, CA on Tuesday, March 19th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Central Valley Ag Transport, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID114630.015

Accident Date2019-03-19

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on March 19, 2019, an employee was using a flat-bed car carrier to retrieve a truck that had broken down. After the disabled truck had been loaded onto the car carrier and the employee worked to secure it, the truck rolled forward. The employee became pinned between the truck and the flat-bed car carrier, killing him. The incident investigation determined that the truck had no brakes.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, February 11th 2019 by OSHA representitives in , at 2288856 Ontario Inc. A 34 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID113609.015

Accident Date2019-02-08

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:20 a.m. on February 8, 2019, an employee was located under a semi-truck, assessing the extent of a broken drive shaft, when a coworker began pushing the vehicle into a service garage. The employee was run over and crushed by the truck's wheels, killing him.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, January 31st 2019 by OSHA representitives in Omaha, NE which had occured previously at Werner Enterprises, Inc.. A 60 year old had been killed when the employee collapsed and died during unloading of truck

OSHA ID113174.015

Accident Date2019-01-26

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 9:45 a.m. on January 26, 2019, an employee was assisting in the set up of unloading a truck. The employee had stepped up into the back of the truck. The employee suffered a heart attack and died.

General Freight Trucking

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