Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200070340 - Employee killed by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200070340 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 02/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301928909	02/20/1998	1794	0	Jerry'S Service Center

Abstract: Employee #1 was picking up a garden hose when he was struck by a Ford dump truck that was backing up. He was killed. The truck's back-up alarm was not working.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301928909			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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