Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202367090 - One Employee Killed, One Burned When Truck Runs Into Tree
Accident: 202367090 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 08/17/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311303846 | 08/30/2007 | 1771 | Caliber Concrete Construction | ||||
On August 17, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were on a return trip from work in a company-owned, one-ton flatbed truck when the vehicle veered off the roadway, struck a tree and burst into flames. Employee #1 suffered burns over 70 percent of his body and was killed. Employee #2 sustained similar burn injuries and survived. The State Trooper reports suggested that the driver probably fell asleep at the wheel. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, fell asleep, traffic accident, fire, construction, driver, truck, flatbed truck
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 311303846 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 311303846 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |