Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 736272 - Employee crushed to death by overturned tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 736272 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18593475	09/10/1985	1794	0	Carlisle Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was dumping a load of fill material (topsoil, rack tree roots, stumps, and the like) at a dump site on the employer's property. He was driving a 1980 Mack tractor (Serial #WS766lST49492), with a Steco hydraulic dump trailer (Serial #121577-4811). A coworker operating a front-end loader in the area saw Employee #1 pull in; get out to check the dump site, which was fairly level; reverse in; and stand beside the truck, watching the bed go up. Apparently, Employee #1 got back in the cab to try to jerk the load, leaving the cab door open. The load became unstable, causing the trailer to topple. Employee #1 fell out of the cab door, suffering severe broken bones, cuts to his legs, and crushed ribs. He died of his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, TRAILER, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18593475			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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