Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624716 - Employee Drowns in Creek

Accident Summary Nr: 200624716 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 04/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311929962	04/02/2008	7549	488410	Glen A Mcalexander Dba Star Auto & Transmission

Abstract: On April 1, 2008, Employee #1, a tow truck operator, was rigging a truck for towing that was located in a drainage ditch. The ditch was filled with water. As Employee #1 climbed on top of the car to attach a cable, he slipped and was swept away through a culvert and into a rain-swollen creek. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: SLIP, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TOW TRUCK, DROWN, TOWED EQUIPMENT, TRUCK DRIVER, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311929962			Fatality	Asphyxia	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

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