Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170159180 - Employee killed when tanker truck rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 170159180 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/29/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112011721	03/29/1991	1799	0	E.H. Nicholas Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112011739	03/29/1991	1629	0	M J Ratzlaff Engineering Consulting

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a Ford 600 gallon water tanker truck, serial #K90FVM32291, down a dirt road at a construction site. He lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over about 150 feet down a hillside. Employee #1 was ejected from the truck and crushed under the left rear chassis. He was killed. A passenger in the truck was not ejected and suffered minor injuries. Employee #1 apparently lost control when the truck's brakes failed.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, BRAKE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SEAT BELT, EJECTED, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112011721			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
2	112011739					Occupation Not Listed

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