Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 74673.015 - Employee is killed when dump truck drives off steep embankme

Accident Summary Nr: 74673.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/09/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1044966.015	03/09/2015		238910	Road Builders Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 9, 2015, an employee was operating a dump truck. The employee was driving down a sloped dirt path and drove off a steep embankment, which measured 132 feet. The employee was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the heavy equipment vehicle as it rolled down the embankment. The employee was crushed to death by the truck.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Crushing, Dump Truck, Roll-Over

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1044966.015	27	M	Fatality		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause:

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