Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143941.015 - Employee?s truck rolls over into canal, is killed by drownin

Accident Summary Nr: 143941.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579497.015	02/21/2022		238910	Cliff'S Trucking Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2022, an employee operated an end dump truck in reverse to unload a load of dirt and mud into a man-made canal. The truck's rear wheels went over the edge and the truck slide down and rolled onto its left side and completely submerged in the approximately thirty-foot-deep canal. The employee was able to exit the cab and surfaced twice before disappearing under the water surface. The employee was found killed by drowning by recovery divers a short time later.

Keywords: Backing Up, Canal, Diver, Drown, Drowning, Dump Truck, Operating, Roll-Over, Slide, Unloading

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1579497.015	24	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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