Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758536 - Employee killed when truck runs off road

Accident Summary Nr: 170758536 -- Report ID: 0454734 -- Event Date: 06/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127337608	07/09/1998	9311	0	Johnson City-Public Works

Abstract: At 6:53 a.m. on June 27, 1998, Employee #1, was driving his brush-loading truck and trailer north on US Interstate 181. He was travelling at approximately 75 mph down a steep hill with a curve at its bottom. Employee #1 apparently overreacted to some distraction, possibly a passing vehicle, and swerved into the deep median of the road. The truck and trailer turned over 2 1/2 times, with the truck landing upside-down on the pavement. He sustained fatal head injuries. Employee #1 was not using a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ROLL-OVER, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, TRUCK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127337608			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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