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Accident Summary Nr: 142008.015 - Employee is killed after ejection from and struck by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 142008.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 10/27/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1569113.01510/27/20214941221310317729451 - Vale Oregon Irrigation District

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 27, 2021, an employee had been driving a dump truck on a road parallel to a irrigation canal. The opposite side of the road sloped down and away from the road. As the employee drove down the road, the shoulder on the down slope side gave way under the passenger side tires causing the truck to slide off the road and then roll over several times. The employee was not wearing a seat belt and was struck by the truck when he was ejected killing him.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Driver, Driving, Dump Truck, Ejected, Lost Control, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Road, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Shoulder, Slid, Slope, Struck By, Training, Truck Driver, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1569113.015 26 M Fatality Truck drivers, heavy Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
Fatality Cause:

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