Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14563027 - Employee killed when dump truck trailer overturns on his cab

Accident Summary Nr: 14563027 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 03/27/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17539834	03/28/1986	4212	0	Multi State Handling Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was in his truck next to a dump truck with its trailer raised. The raised trailer was overloaded with concrete spill that apparently did not break out when it was dumped out. The trailer's king pin was pulled out from the tractor's fifth wheel, leaving the tractor upright. Apparently the heavy concrete spill load was caked in the trailer and became unbalanced when some of it broke out through the rear tail gate. This caused vibrations and tilted the trailer nose which was supported only by a single, fully extended multi-stage piston. The trailer overturned and crushed the cab of Employee #1's truck, killing him.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, OVERLOADED, VIBRATIONS, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17539834			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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