Accident: 119952695 - Injured In Collision Of Scraper And Grader
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 23, 2000, Employee #1, a heavy equipment operator, was working at Badlands Sanitary Landfill. The scraper he was operating collided head-on with a motor grader, and he suffered serious neck and back strain injuries. Paramedics responded to the scene, and Employee #1 was air-lifted to the Riverside County Regional Medical Facility, where he was evaluated, treated, and hospitalized for more than 24 hours. After recuperation, Employee #1 returned to work on March 29, 2000, with no restrictions.
neck, back, motor vehicle, scraper, collision, landfill, earthmoving equip, equipment operator, grader, sprain
Accident: 14509376 - Killed When Straddle Carrier Overturns
Employee #1 was driving a straddle carrier when he was broadsided by another straddle carrier. Employee #1's vehicle tipped over, and he fell out of the cab and onto the roadway. He suffered multiple injuries, from which he died.
straddle carrier, motor vehicle, struck by, overturn, fall, collision, longshoring, inattention, work rules
Accident: 170074348 - Killed When Trapped Under Truck Hit By Farm Vehicle
Employee #1 and a coworker were underneath the rear of Employee #1's privately-owned truck when a Kawasaki Mule 2510--a small, four-wheel drive vehicle used for hauling--struck its rear right side. Employee #1 became trapped beneath his truck and suffered serious head injuries. He was transported to the hospital, where he died a short time later.
pinned, truck, head, agriculture, struck by, collision, farm machinery
Accident: 170238612 - Killed In Garbage Truck Accident
On November 10, 1999, Employee #1 was driving a Peterbilt side-loading garbage truck south on Highway 99 when he failed to stop in time and rear-ended a Mazda sedan. The truck veered right and Employee #1 corrected the vehicle's direction by turning left. The centrifugal force pitched him out of the truck and he landed on the pavement. He sustained massive head injuries and died at the hospital the following day. Employee #1 was in the right-hand driving position; he was not wearing a seat belt.
garbage truck, collision, seat belt, head, inattention, motor vehicle, ejected, work rules
Accident: 120323878 - Killed When Forklift Collides With Electric Cart
At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 7, 1999, Employee #1, a welder/mechanic employed by Rialto Concrete Products, Inc., was operating an electric vehicle in the pipe storage yard. It was struck by a large forklift loaded with five sections of 8 ft by 18 in. concrete pipe, which was traveling in the opposite direction. Employee #1 was killed.
ind trk operator, driver, industrial truck, struck by, motor vehicle, vehicle, collision, mech mat handling, cart
Accident: 170046742 - Injured In Truck Crash, Later Dies
At 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 1999, Employee #1 was driving westbound on Route 8 from Olympia, WA, en route to a customer. A light dusting of snow covered the road. At milepost 11, Employee #1's vehicle was seen leaving the road and crashing into some trees. He suffered hip, leg, and facial fractures, and internal bleeding. Employee #1 was transported to Harborview Hospital, where he died on April 13, 1999.
truck, truck driver, collision, lost control, fracture, hip, frozen, motor vehicle, slippery surface, highway
