Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059355 - Employee killed when haul truck rolls over down ski slope

Accident Summary Nr: 171059355 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303607006	06/22/2000	1629	0	Ww Clyde & Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving an empty, articulating, off-road-type haulage truck downhill on a ski area access road when he lost control of the vehicle. It rolled over between three and five times as it went down the ski slope, ejecting Employee #1. He was crushed and killed. The heavy vehicle had ROPS protection, but it was unclear whether Employee #1 was using the provided seat belt. The downhill grade was between 10 and 12 percent.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303607006			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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