Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032142 - Dump Truck Crushes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200032142 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307364711	01/02/2004	1542	236220	Benchmark Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was taking grade checks with a string line near a dump truck which was being loaded by a backhoe. When the load was full, the driver proceeded to pull into traffic. Employee #1 was caught between the back tandem axle tires of the truck and was crushed and dragged for approximately ten feet. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Keywords: DRAGGED, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307364711			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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