Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170084669 - Employee killed when crushed between truck and loader

Accident Summary Nr: 170084669 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 01/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123485864	01/29/1997	1794	0	John Juarez Trucking, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, had just delivered a load of dirt to fill a trench. The site was small and congested, but the driver decided to chip as much dirt as he could off the tail gate and truck bed. The bed was elevated and the tail gate was hanging straight down. A front end loader backed up, sounding a loud warning horn, and rammed the rear of the truck. Employee #1's head was crushed between the vehicles. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, LOADER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123485864			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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