Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14292585 - Employee killed when run over by runaway tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14292585 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 01/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302601729	01/12/1999	1611	0	Superior Paving Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, working for a subcontractor, was using an air-supplied jack hammer to cut asphalt pavement on a road under construction. A truck driver for the prime contractor parked a 22-wheel low-boy tractor trailer approximately 25 yd in front of Employee #1. The driver left the vehicle parked on a 3.5 percent grade, and with the engine off. Approximately 90 minutes later, the truck rolled down the road , striking and killing Employee #1. The truck continued down the grade approximately 200 yd, where it struck a soft dirt mound.

Keywords: BRAKE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION, MOTOR VEHICLE, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302601729			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.