Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14538813 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14538813 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14804256	07/08/1985	4212	0	Carpenter Trucking Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRINGING LINE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THE PAVING MACHINE TO FOLLOW. INSTEAD OF WORKING FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHICH WAS BEING REPAVED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SQUATTING ON THE ROAD WITH HIS BACK TO A S1900 SERIES INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS BEING BACKED INTO POSITION, STRUCK AND RAN OVER EMPLOYEE #1. THE TRUCK WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14804256			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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