Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138982.015 - Truck driver is killed when crushed between dump truck and t

Accident Summary Nr: 138982.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552244.015	09/09/2021		324121	Todd A Gosnell Paving Contractor, Incorporated

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on September 8, 2021, Employee #1, a truck driver, was releasing the trailer pneumatic brakes in order to build up air pressure to raise the trailer ramps. Employee #1 may have inadvertently released both the trailer and dump truck brakes while standing on the side driver's step and leaning into the cab of the dump truck. The dump truck began rolling down the steep downgrade it was parked on and pinned Employee #1 between the dump truck and a tree. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Dump Truck, Pinned, Pneumatic system, Trailer, Tree

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1552244.015	63	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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