OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14450092
ASPHYXIATED,BRAKE,CONCRETE TRUCK,INEXPERIENCE,TRUCK,LOST CONTROL,OVERTURN
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CONCRETE TRUCK OVERTURNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A READYMIX CONCRETE TRUCK LOADED WITH 7 1/4 YARDS OF FOO WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE. HE HAD DONE NO TRUCK DRIVING FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 1 /2 YEARS AND ONLY LIMITED TRUCK DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR THE 2 YEARS BEFORE THAT. THE TRUCK WAS USED WHEN PURCHASED 74 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO INITIAL INSP ECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED. UPON EXAMINATION THE FRONT BRAKES/DISCS WERE FOUND TO BE AT/NEAR METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THE REAR BRAKES WERE FOUND TO BE ADJUSTED OU TSIDE PERMITTED LIMITS. TING MIX. HE WAS ON A 6% DOWNGRADE ON A WINDING ROAD THAT PASSED THROUGH A SINGL E LANE RAILROAD UNDERPASS. HE HAD TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT TURN, THEN AN IMMEDIATE TU RN TO THE RIGHT AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE UNDERPASS. HE LOST CONTROL COMING OUT OF THE UNDERPASS AND DROVE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER. THE CA B WAS BADLY DAMAGED AS IT ROLLED INTO THE STEEP DITCH. THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED UN DER THE WRECKAGE, HIS FACE FORCED INTO THE GROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE AND DIED OF ASPHYXIATION. HE SUFFERED NO OTHER LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, THE DRIVER HAD RECEIVED ONE FULL WEEK OF TRAINING WITH AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND A SECOND
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 29
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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