Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330413 - Employee Killed When Dump Truck Overturns Down Embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 200330413 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102760782	08/10/1999	1611	0	Johnson Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a tandem-axle dump truck on a section of Highway 50 that was under construction. He drove onto the west shoulder of the highway where the roadbed was soft. The truck began to slide into the ditch and Employee #1 stopped the vehicle. He then attempted to drive the truck forward but it slid further into the ditch and overturned, rolling approximately 150 ft down the embankment. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: embankment, highway, ditch, work rules, construction, dump truck, unstable surface, highway shoulder, overturn, truck driver

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102760782			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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