Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14439053 - Two employees jump from out-of-control tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14439053 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107021842	07/26/1990	1611	0	S.A. Gonzales Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a tractor/trailer belly dump unit, hauling crushed rock from a crusher to a designated dump area. The road was at 11 percent grade uphill. Employee #1 stopped the unit's forward movement when she heard a loud noise. She flagged Employee #2 to help her. At the same time, Employee #2 heard another loud noise and the unit started to roll backward. Employee #2 tried to steer the unit until finally going out of control. Both Employees #1 and #2 jumped from the tractor. Employee #1 suffered a broken left leg and extensive bruising on her left side for which she was hospitalized. Employee #2 did not suffer any injuries.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOST CONTROL, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107021842			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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