Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200335 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200200335 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300174927	07/21/1997	1611	0	Couch Construction Co., Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was shoveling debris off a roadway and onto the median when the operator of a dump truck accidentally backed over him. Employee #1 was killed. At the time of the accident, the driver was backing his truck approximately 75 ft into the loading zone to retrieve material excavated by a backhoe.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300174927			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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