Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146779.015 - Employee is killed when run over by water truck

Accident Summary Nr: 146779.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1600425.015	06/07/2022		238990	Northwest Georgia Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on June 6, 2022, an employee was working on a road paving crew driving the water truck when he parked the truck and was walking away from it. The water truck began to roll and the employee ran back and attempted to jump into the truck to stop it. The employee fell from the truck and the rear wheels ran over him. The employee died due to a crushed skull.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brake, Brake failure, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Jump On Moving Equip, Road Paving, Roll, Run Over, Skull, Tank Truck, Water Tank

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1600425.015	53	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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