OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221613250
317734384 - PARKE COX TRUCKING COMPANY INC
LA GRANDE, OR—
Event description
Employee is killed in motor vehicle accident fire
Investigation abstract
At 11:54 a.m. on September 16, 2023, an eastbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by an employee, left the roadway, went through an ODOT fence, and struck a tree. The impact caused the Volvo to catch fire and become fully engulfed. The fire spread to a barn and the local fire departments responded to extinguish the fire. The employee was killed in the motor vehicle accident fire.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
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