Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170064828 - Employee Drowns In Canal After Losing Control Of Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170064828 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115598492	03/01/1993	1629	0	Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation And Drainage District

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 p.m. on February 28, 1993, Employee #1 was operating a 1977 White 12 yard, 10 wheel dump truck. He was traveling westbound hauling rocks to shore the canal bank, which was breaking through. The employee lost control of his vehicle, veered to the left, and overturned into the canal, which was approximately 10 ft deep. The truck was submerged in the water and Employee #1 was trapped inside the cab. He drowned. The autopsy report indicated that a heart attack may have caused the employee to lose control of his vehicle.

Keywords: heart, canal, heart attack, construction, dump truck, drown, lost control, water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115598492			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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