Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170868392 - One Employee Killed, One Injured When Truck Rolls Down Slope
Accident: 170868392 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 03/13/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125777086 | 03/14/1997 | 1081 | Mclaughlin Mining Engineering | ||||
On March 13, 1997, Employee #1, a supervisor for McLaughlin Engineering, a mine contractor, was driving a flatbed utility truck up a narrow inclined road. Employee #2 was a passenger. The truck traveled off the outer edge of the elevated roadway and onto a steep slope. It slid approximately 10 ft and then rolled over several times before coming to rest on a lower road approximately 70 ft below. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 sustained serious injuries. The primary cause of this accident was Employee #1's failure to maintain control of the vehicle. A contributing causative factor was the absence of a mid-axle height berm or guard on the outer edge of the elevated roadway, as is required by the mine safety orders. Employee #1 had three months of experience at this mine property and over 25 years experience in construction and mining. | |||||||
Keywords:
guardrail, traffic accident, roll-over, work rules, fall, flatbed truck, lost control, slope, unguarded, truck driver
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 125777086 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors, n.e.c. | |||
2 | 125777086 | Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Drillers, earth |