Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 920421 - Truck driver drowns while trapped in truck at bottom of pit

Accident Summary Nr: 920421 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110062957	08/25/1992	1629	0	Griffin Brothers Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, backed a dump truck to the edge of a rock pit and began to dump his load of dirt. The truck flipped over on its back and sank to the bottom of the pit. Employee #1 was trapped in the cab and drowned.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, PIT, DROWN, UNGUARDED, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, OVERTURN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110062957			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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