Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200072304 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 200072304 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 04/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306507401	04/26/2004	1611	237310	Curtin Trucking & Drainage, Inc.

Abstract: On April 26, 2004, Employee #1, a construction worker, was walking in a road construction area, when he was struck by a truck and killed. The truck was backing up with no back-up alarm in use. The accident investigation revealed that the back-up alarm was broken at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, ABDOMEN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306507401			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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