Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170118251 - Employee killed when overloaded dump-trailer overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170118251 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 07/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107508442	07/23/1990	2951	0	Tri-County Asphalt Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 20, 1990, Employee #1 was unloading sand from a tractor-dump trailer. The trailer and sand combined weighed 86,600 pounds, which exceeded the manufacturer's specifications; a New Jersey State Department of Transportation standard 39:3-84; and federal standards. As the dump body was being raised, the trailer fell over on its side, pulling the tractor over with it. Employee #1 was pinned under the tractor's cab. He was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: SAND, PINNED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107508442			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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