Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 766188 - Employee dies when he jumps from moving vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 766188 -- Report ID: 0931400 -- Event Date: 12/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101239739	12/21/1987	1629	0	Pitts Brothers Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, the driver of a truck, and a coworker, a passenger, were transporting a tank truck full of water down a hill. When Employee #1 tried to slow the truck down, the truck's brakes, emergency brakes, and downshifting mechanism failed. The two employees jumped from the moving truck. Employee #1 died of a head injury he sustained when his head struck the pavement. The coworker sustained minor injuries.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HEAD, BRAKE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101239739			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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