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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1579497.01502/21/2022238910Cliff'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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