Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170237549 - Employee is killed as van rolls down embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 170237549 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 09/25/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111372819	09/25/1990	0181	0	Continental Floral Greens Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:25 p.m. on September 25, 1990, Employee #1 was driving a 1987 Ford cargo van, loaded with fir boughs, down an approximately 10% grade gravel logging road. The truck ran off the road and rolled down an embankment, killing Employee #1. The truck's brakes were seriously deteriorated and the truck was in too high a gear for the road conditions. The company was cited for lack of adequate training for Employee #1 as a contributing factor.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, AGRICULTURE, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, UNTRAINED, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111372819			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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