Crash Record PA640108600A

FMCSA crash record in Pennsylvania on Aug 29, 1996.

Fatal

What happened

On August 29, 1996, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by ERIE MATERIALS INC (USDOT 332634). FMCSA reference PA640108600A.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
4
Vehicles
Carrier
ERIE MATERIALS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
1 fatal · 1 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 83 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Pennsylvania, 13,120 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 #:
PA640108600A
Date:
Aug 29, 1996
Time:
1024
State:
Pennsylvania
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
4
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ERIE MATERIALS INC (332634)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

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cr_4377417 Jun 28, 2022 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4285851 Jan 6, 2022 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4303691 Dec 7, 2021 NY Injury 0 1
cr_4194930 Jul 12, 2021 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4185078 Jul 8, 2021 NY Injury 0 1
cr_4175384 Jun 25, 2021 NY Injury 0 2
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