Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541734 - Crushed By Overturned Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14541734 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/04/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101099216	07/14/1986	1611	0	John D. Stephens, Inc.

Abstract: On April 4, 1986, at approximately 4:30 pm, Employee #1 was operating a Euclid 34LTD bottom dump down a 30-foot incline. The road bed was 50 feet wide with an 8-foot-high embankment. Employee #1 drove past the project manager and was observed operating the earthmover safely. Employee #1 then allowed the equipment to travel to the driver-side shoulder, causing it to overturn. Employee #1, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pinned under the ROPS. He was crushed to death.

Keywords: embankment, roll-over, rops, construction, seat belt, dump truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101099216			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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