Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14393771 - Employee killed when struck by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 14393771 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 04/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101470649	04/27/1989	1629	0	Kab Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing directly under cement hopper #1, attempting to make adjustments to the inoperative hopper with a connecting rod. He had his back to a dump truck that was backing into the hopper to receive cement. The truck struck Employee #1 and crushed him under its rear tires, killing him. There were several apparent causal factors related to this accident, including employees' inattention to moving equipment; failure to heed the back-up warning of the truck; failure to halt approaching traffic; failure of the hopper operator to sound the horn to signal the truck to stop; and inadequate communication between hopper personnel and truck drivers.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101470649			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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