Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200150340 - Employee killed when dump truck overturns while unloading

Accident Summary Nr: 200150340 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 08/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302703715	08/22/2000	4212	0	Krystal Trucking Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, an independent dump truck driver, was unloading 35 yards of clean fill at an outside yard that had a slight incline of less than 10 degrees. He was stopped and had apparently engaged the power take-off (PTO) to elevate the hydraulic trailer when the dump truck rolled over in the direction of the downward incline. Employee #1 was killed. The ground under the vehicle was mostly sandy, but still firm. The CSHO took a soil sample since the material just under the dried surface appeared to have a high moisture content. When this report was written, the exact cause of death had not been determined.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, OFF LOADING, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302703715			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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