Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200710077 - Truck driver killed when crushed by tons of asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 200710077 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/29/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110042033	07/29/1996	4213	0	Brazos Motor Transport, Inc.

Abstract: On or about January 29, 1996, Employee #1 and coworkers were preparing for the day's work. Employee #1 was the first in line of about 15 other trucks waiting to load asphalt. He had pulled his truck under the asphalt hopper and stopped when the hopper broke loose from the silo and approximately 160 tons of asphalt fell onto the truck. Employee #1, who was sitting in the cab, was crushed and killed.

Keywords: LOADING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, FLOWING MATERIAL, STRUCK BY, HOPPER, SILO, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110042033			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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