Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242283 - Employee killed when run over by unmanned dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14242283 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123309510	07/07/1998	1771	0	Valley Paving

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were preparing to cover a residential driveway with asphalt when the brakes released on a 5 ton International dump truck that was parked in the driveway above the area where they were working. The truck jumped a wheel chock and ran over Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: CHOCK, BRAKE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123309510			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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