OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601237
BRINK'S INCORPORATED OF FLORIDA
ST. CLOUD, FL·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES DROWNED AFTER TRUCK OVERTURNED
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON DECEMBER 31, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING AN ARMORED T RUCK EASTBOUND ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS RIDING IN THE BACK. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A MASSIVE CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE V EHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELLED 300 FEET ON THE SHOULDER, HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED OVER. THE VEHICLE LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP IN A CANAL AP PROXIMATELY 16 FEET DEEP AND BECAME SUBMERGED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED ON JANUARY 5, 1988. DROWNING WAS LISTED AS THE CAUSE OF DEATH IN BOTH CASES.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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