Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138736.015 - Employee is killed by drowning when truck rolls into canal

Accident Summary Nr: 138736.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550713.015	08/17/2021		237310	Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on August 17, 2021, an employee operated a water truck on a dirt road adjacent to a canal. At some point, the truck became too close to the canal shoulder, the dirt gave way, and the truck rolled into the canal. The employee was killed by drowning.

Keywords: Canal, Collapse, Drown, Drowning, Operating, Operator, Road, Roll-Over, Truck, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1550713.015	59	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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