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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301055

EMBANKMENT,AGRICULTURE,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,LOST CONTROL,OVERTURN

Event
EMBANKMENT,AGRICULTURE,CRUSHED,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRAILER,LOST CONTROL,OVERTURN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14301055
Report ID
951510

Event description

TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER KILLED WHEN RIG OVERTURNED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A 1981 KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR, PULLING A LOADED SEMI TRA ILER. HE LOST CONTROL, CLIMBED AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. THE DRIVER JUMPED O R FELL OUT OF THE CAB AND WAS PINNED BY THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRAILER, WHICH HAD BROKEN OFF. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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