Fatality Narrative: Contractor Killed When Boom Truck Crashes

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 27, 2009, a framing contractor died when he crashed his truck. The 57-year-old victim was the owner of a log home construction business. He was driving a boom truck carrying finished logs to a job site when the truck's brakes failed. He lost control of the truck which then left the road and rolled, ejecting him. He was not wearing a seatbelt. He died at the scene. According to the Washington State Police, alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the incident. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States. In Washington State, 23 workers employed in the construction industry died in motor vehicle crashes in the last 10 years. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction workers
  • Motor vehicles
  • Safety belts
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Equipment reliability
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Mobile equipment
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051596
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-103-2011, 2011 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: contractor killed when boom truck crashes
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228770/cdc_228770_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 170.42 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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