Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042777 - Empolyee Killed, Another Injured When Tanker Rolls Down Hill

Accident Summary Nr: 201042777 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309942662	07/20/2006	1623	237110	Western States Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:38 a.m. on July 20, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 were taking a break in the shade behind a 2007 Mack dump truck. A CAT/MEGA Water Tanker, Number 813, had been parked uphill for approximately one hour before it rolled downhill for an unspecified reason. The tanker rolled downhill and struck the dump truck. Employee #1 was killed when he was crushed under the dump truck. Employee #2 was hospitalized at St. Rose Hospital for unspecified injuries he sustained when he was struck by the dump truck.

Keywords: CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309942662			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle
2	309942662			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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