Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357273 - Dump Truck Overturns, Driver Suffers Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202357273 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309347185	09/13/2005	1629	238910	Accubid Excavation Inc

Abstract: On September 12, 2005, an employee was operating a dump truck at a high school construction site. A 20-ft wide dirt access road was located between a dirt berm and the top of a 14-ft retaining wall. The dump truck operator took the parking brake off, however, the truck's service brakes were not operating As he began to dump a load of dirt onto a 12-ft high dirt pile that had a grade of 5 degrees, the truck tumbled and rolled over the top of the retaining wall. The operator suffered a concussion, lacerations, bruises, and soreness. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, VEHICLE, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, CONCUSSION, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309347185			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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