Crash Record PA300163700X

FMCSA crash record in WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP on Jan 3, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 3, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by H M STAUFFER & SONS INC (USDOT 225596). Recorded conditions: 3 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by H M STAUFFER & SONS INC, FMCSA reference PA300163700X.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
H M STAUFFER & SONS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 10 units
Days since prior carrier crash
2,024
Last on Jun 19, 2017
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,670 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, 24 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
3
Weather
2
Road surface
2

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
PA300163700X
Date:
Jan 3, 2023
Time:
0600
State:
Pennsylvania
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 5 4V4WC9EH2NN296559 3079562 (IN) H M STAUFFER & SONS INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

8 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_3419661 Jun 19, 2017 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3328807 Dec 12, 2016 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3150604 Jan 5, 2016 PA Injury 0 1
cr_2818752 Dec 30, 2013 NJ Fatal 1 0
cr_2784527 Nov 15, 2013 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1208605 Sep 2, 2003 NJ Injury 0 2
cr_985297 Jan 10, 1997 PA Injury 0 1
cr_955292 May 1, 1992 PA Injury 0 1

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