Fatality Narrative: Concrete Finisher Driving Flatbed Truck Dies When Vehicle Leaves Road and Crashes

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On June 17, 2007, a 26-year-old male employee died when the flatbed truck he was driving left the roadway and crashed. The victim worked as a concrete finisher for a poured concrete foundation and structure contractor. The victim and a coworker completed work at a job site and then the victim, and the coworker as a passenger, got into a flatbed truck and started driving along a state highway. At about 1:40 PM the flatbed, traveling at the speed limit, on a straight section of a dry highway, veered off the road, and struck a tree head-on, The truck burst into flames. The victim died at the scene and the passenger suffered severe burns to 70% of his body. A state patrol investigation determined that the probable cause if this incident was that the driver fell asleep at the wheel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Construction Industry Education Fatigue Mortality Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Concretes Construction Construction Equipment Construction Workers Drivers Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Fatalities Hazards Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Sleep Deprivation Training Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Vehicle Safety Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• 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:20051695
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-75-2008, 2008 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: concrete finisher driving flatbed truck dies when vehicle leaves road and crashes
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228798/cdc_228798_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 51.42 KB ]