Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270395 - Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200270395 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300219110	10/09/1998	4953	0	Clinton Landfill, Inc.

Abstract: On October 5, 1998, Employee #1 was walking downhill toward a silt dam at a landfill. A coworker was backing a truck loaded with erosion control fabric down the same hill. The erosion control fabric obstructed the driver's rear view, and he ran over Employee #1. He was transported to a hospital in Urbana, IL, where he died four days later of crushing injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, LANDFILL, TRUCK, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300219110			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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