Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178506 - Employee drowns after truck rolls over into river

Accident Summary Nr: 201178506 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125820183	12/14/2005	1623	237130	Mountain Power Construction Co

Abstract: On December 13, 2005, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman, was driving a line truck to a new work location. He was traveling on a dirt surface road when he apparently drove too close to the edge. The side of the road collapsed, causing the truck to roll over into the Klamath River. Employee #1 was submerged for several minutes and drowned.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HIGHWAY, POWER LINE WORKER, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, TRUCK, DROWN, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125820183			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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