Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033546 - Employee Dies after Being Run over Twice by Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 200033546 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/31/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312600281	11/02/2009	1611	237310	Crowley-Sheppard Asphalt Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 31, 2009, Employee #1 was a flagger working with a paving crew from Crowley-Sheppard Asphalt Company, Inc. Employee #1 was directing traffic and directed a semi trailer traveling southbound to stop to allow a car traveling north to turn left at the intersection. The semi driver failed to stop and when he turned right at the intersection, the rear wheels of the trailer ran over Employee #1. The semi was unable to complete the turn. When the driver backed up to reposition the trailer, Employee #1 was run over again. Employee #1 was treated at Christ Hospital where he died.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, FLAGMAN, TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312600281			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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