Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038656 - Employee dies after tractor collision

Accident Summary Nr: 171038656 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302167812	11/13/1998	0139	0	Van Horn Farms Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a tractor-trailer at approximately 8:45 p.m. on a day in September, 1998. Another tractor-trailer passed him in the opposite direction, and the trailers' corners struck one another. The collision caused Employee #1 to lurch forward, impaling his midsection against the steering wheel and resulting in internal injuries. He was treated at the hospital and released two days later to return to work. That same day he returned to the hospital, where he died of complications related to the accident.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, AGRICULTURE, COLLISION, TRACTOR TRAILER, STOMACH, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302167812			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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