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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 134332.015 - Employee Is Killed By Backing Dump Truck

**Accident: 134332.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 03/23/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1521184.015	03/23/2021		Safezone Llc

At 9:40 a.m. on March 23, 2021, Employee #1 was working as a flagger in a road c onstruction zone. A dump truck delivering asphalt to the jobsite was backing the truck which was not equipped with a mechanical backing assist device nor was i t under the direction of a spotter. The dump truck backed over the flagger causi ng fatal injuries.

Keywords: back-up alarm, backing up, construction vehicle, dump truck, flagger, work zone

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1521184.015	72	M	Fatality		Flagman	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Traffic protection FatCause:

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