Crash Record AL007098084A

FMCSA crash record in Alabama on Jul 9, 1997.

Injury

What happened

On July 9, 1997, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Alabama. The vehicle was operated by SHELBY CONTRACTING CO INC (USDOT 41908). FMCSA reference AL007098084A.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 11 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
SHELBY CONTRACTING CO INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
11
3 injury · 11 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 78 units
Days since prior carrier crash
99
Last on Apr 1, 1997
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,684 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Alabama, 5,725 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
AL007098084A
Date:
Jul 9, 1997
Time:
1455
State:
Alabama
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_1843643 Aug 14, 2007 AL Injury 0 1
cr_1592133 Feb 10, 2006 AL Injury 0 2
cr_1581684 Nov 7, 2005 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1541336 Oct 12, 2005 AL Injury 0 1
cr_1522354 Aug 22, 2005 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1463380 Apr 20, 2005 AL Injury 0 1
cr_1329210 Aug 17, 2004 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1305972 May 19, 2004 AL Injury 0 3
cr_1277017 Apr 27, 2004 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1270156 Apr 14, 2004 AL Tow-Away 0 0

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