Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811206 - Employee killed when truck overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200811206 -- Report ID: 0625100 -- Event Date: 09/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304119688	09/20/2002	0851	115310	Usda Forest Service Agency / Region Iii

Abstract: On September 18, 2002, Employee #1, of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Agency/Region 3, was returning a fire engine to the Coyote Ranger Station in the Santa Fe National Forest after having taken it to Espanola, NM, earlier that day for a front brake repair job. The fire engine ran off the road and struck a 4-ft-diameter, steel reinforced concrete culvert. The truck flipped around 180 degrees and landed on its side. Employee #1's neck was broken and he was killed instantly.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, DRIVER, TRUCK, NECK, FIRE TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304119688			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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