Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843288 - Employee killed when run over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170843288 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125592436	09/14/1999	1623	0	Maggiora And Ghilotti Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the shoulder of a public road, hooking up a 1984 Kenworth three-axle dump truck to trailer #5K28517. He was using the remote starter button at the rear of the truck to back it up to the trailer tongue, relying on the starter motor for power. When Employee #1 flipped the remote starter switch, the vehicle moved in reverse; the dual left rear wheels ran over him before the truck hit the trailer and spun out. Employee #1 was killed. The key switch in the cab of the truck was not in the OFF position, nor was the manual fuel shutoff valve control cable locked out in the OFF position.

Keywords: REMOTE CONTROL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125592436			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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