Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85398.015 - Worker is Found Unconscious and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 85398.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/16/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1148439.015	05/18/2016		484230	W. Smith Cartage Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 16, 2016, a worker in a tanker truck was delivering liquid asphalt to a worksite. As the worker was unloading the tanker trailer, his head was injured. There were no witnesses to the incident; however, the worker was discovered unconscious on the ground next to a tanker truck with labored breathing. He was hospitalized and died the next day as a result of head trauma from a possible fall.

Keywords: Asphalt, Fall, Head, Material Handling, Tank Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1148439.015	60	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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