Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170748511 - Employee killed in jump from runaway rail truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170748511 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116516931	10/29/1996	1794	0	Armond Cassil Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a dump truck full of stone for rip rap. The truck was outfitted with rail gear, and he was backing it approximately 1 1/2 miles down a rail track to reach the work area. A backhoe was parked across the track in front of the washout area. When it became apparent that the dump truck was going to collide with the backhoe, Employee #1 stood outside the truck and yelled for workers to get out of the way. He then jumped from the truck just before it collided with the backhoe, landing in a pile of cross ties stacked in a ditch. He sustained a severe blow and cut to his head, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, RAIL, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, DUMP TRUCK, FALL, RAILROAD TRACK, LOST CONTROL, BACKHOE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116516931			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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