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Accident Summary Nr: 14209027 - TRACTOR TRAILER ROLLED OVER WHILE HAULING CAT ON A LOWBOY

Accident Summary Nr: 14209027 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/18/1985
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
306516606/20/198524110J B Logging

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRUCK, WHICH WAS TOWING A CATERPILLAR D6 ON A LOWBOY. HE WAS HAULING THE CAT FROM A LOGGING SITE TO A PICKUP POINT NEAR HIGHWAY 97. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT THE BOTTOM OF A 2.2 MILE, 10% GRADE. HE HAD NEGOTIATED A CURVE AND WAS ON A STRIGHT STRETCH WHEN APPARENTLY THE RIG JACKKNIFED, SETTING THE LOWBOY LOOSE AND ROLLING THE TRUCK. THE CAB GUARD WAS BENT OVER THE CAB, WHICH WAS CRUSHED DOWN TO DASH LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CEILING OF THE CAB. AN AUTOPSY SHOWED THE VICTIM HAD BEEN IN GOOD HEALTH, WITHOUT HEART PROBLEMS. THE BRAIN WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO EVALUATE. HE WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS GOOD DISPOSITION. HE HAD BEEN A TRUCKER FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS.

Keywords: HEAD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, TRACTOR TRAILER, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 3065166 Fatality Other Timber cutting and logging occupations

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