Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170129845 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170129845 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 02/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746646	02/13/1997	9621	0	State Of Oregon Transportation Operations

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the center median of Interstate 5 in Wilsonville, taking tickets for the Oregon Department of Transportation. When he was finished, he walked to the edge of the southbound lanes to cross to his state vehicle, which he had parked on the off-ramp of Exit 283. At this time, a loaded 18-yard Terex dump truck that was backing up 760 ft to a stockpile in the center median struck Employee #1. The driver did not see the employee, who was standing in the path of the truck, until the she turned around to face forward and saw him on the ground. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, WORK RULES, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746646			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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