Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001840 - Employee is killed when caught between truck and crane

Accident Summary Nr: 200001840 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306705401	04/01/2004	1611	237310	Comanche Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On March 25, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman of a crew setting concrete barriers along an interstate highway construction area, walked behind a truck carrying barriers that he thought had stopped. The truck continued backing up, crushing him against a rough-terrain crane, and killing him.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, CONCRETE, BACKING UP, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306705401			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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