Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961282 - Employee injured when truck overturns in excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 200961282 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300688512	08/14/1997	1799	0	Mcdonald & Sons,Inc.

Abstract: On April 8, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a 1983 1-ton dump truck. He had been unloading dirt into a 20 ft wide by 20 ft deep by 75 ft long excavation throughout the day, as other vehicles dumped and loaded in the same area. The excavation was being used to take unearthed dirt to areas around a newly constructed golf course. Employee #1 backed over a small embankment to dump a load when his vehicle overturned into the excavation. He got out of the truck and climbed out of the excavation, before collapsing on the ground. Employee #1 was taken to the Shock Trauma unit for treatment of his injuries. He has since returned to his job.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, SLOPE, BACKING UP, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300688512			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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