Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116228453 - Employee killed when dump truck rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 116228453 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 05/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116228453	05/29/1997	1611	0	Geupel / Dick Joint Venture

Abstract: At approximately 7:17 a.m. on May 29, 1997, Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar D400 articulating dump truck down a haul road. It was her first trip of the morning and the third for the Cat articulators. According to witnesses, the truck seemed to be out of control and gaining speed. It rolled over and Employee #1's hips were pinned by the cab while her head and back turned toward the windshield. She was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing her seat belt and the truck was in neutral.

Keywords: PINNED, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116228453			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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