Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881662 - Employee Is Killed When Dump Truck Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200881662 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 10/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312372121	10/21/2009	1522	236116	Sutherland Builders Inc.

Abstract: On October 20, 2009, Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was unloading drainage gravel at the edge of an approximately 18 ft high embankment. The truck rolled down the embankment, striking an approximately 12 ft by 18 ft structure. Employee #1 was struck and crushed by the collapsing building and the gravel laden dump truck. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312372121			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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