Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170374078 - Employee Is Injured When Dump Truck Tips Over

Accident Summary Nr: 170374078 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111809034	08/10/1993	5211	0	Larms Building Materials Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 8, 1993, Employee #1, a yardman with 5 years of experience at a retail building materials company, was delivering 5 yards of drain rock to a construction site. He had parked the truck at an angle on a sloped driveway. When Employee #1 activated the hydraulic system to dump the gravel, the gravel slid to the right side of the bed causing the truck to fall on its right side. Employee #1 was in the cab and states that he suffered multiple injuries to his right leg. The related violation was 33203(a).

Keywords: gravel trailer, uneven ground, load shift, truck, dump truck, leg, overturn, unstable load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111809034			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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