Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110525 - Two employees injured when tow hook fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201110525 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112171640	07/21/1997	1623	0	Arb

Abstract: On July 19, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 were riding on the bed of a loaded F-700 flatbed truck at a pipeline project. A Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer was towing the truck up a very steep grade The truck had factory-installed tow hooks, and slings connected the hooks to the dozer. In addition to Employees #1 and #2, the truck was also carrying between 200 and 250, 4 by 6 skids, each of which weighed approximately 20 lb. The dozer had pulled the truck about 250 ft uphill when the hook on the passenger side broke loose, causing the truck to overturn and roll down the hill. Both Employees were thrown off the bed of the truck. They were taken to Henry Mayo Hospital suffering from internal injuries and contusions.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, FALL, BULLDOZER, FLATBED TRUCK, CONTUSION, OVERTURN, TOWED EQUIPMENT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112171640			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	112171640			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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