Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14516371 - Employee dies after fall from top of truck trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14516371 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/11/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101159887	03/31/1987	1611	0	Golden Triangle Asphalt Paving Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was pulling a tarpaulin over a load of gravel. His gloved hands slipped off the tarp and he fell 8 ft 8 in. from the top of his 1979 Mack truck trailer. He landed on the ground, injuring his back. Employee #1 was operated on 6 days later to repair a fractured vertebra and died the following day of a heart attack.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GLOVE, HEART ATTACK, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER TRUCK, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101159887			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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