Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262186 - Employee falls from truck trailer striking his head and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200262186 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307100487	10/22/2003	1799	238910	Red River Hydro Seeding, Inc

Abstract: On October 21, 2003, Employee #1 climbed on top of bales of hay and grass sod to load a flat-bed 42-ft trailer. The crew was cleaning up excess grass sod and bales of hay following the contractor's erosion control work on the shoulder of the highway. Employee #1 was stacking square bales of hay approximately 9.5 ft above the ground, when he lost his balance and fell backward off of the trailer and died.

Keywords: PPE, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, FALL, CONCUSSION, TRAILER, FLATBED TRUCK, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		1000	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307100487			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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