Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509202 - Employee killed when struck by backing trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 14509202 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 08/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116426586	08/10/2000	1542	0	Dimension Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was at a job site where a tractor trailer had just dropped off a connection box. The driver was backing up in preparation for pulling onto the roadway when Employee #1 was struck by the trailer. He was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER TRUCK, TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER, COMMUNICATION, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116426586			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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