Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200355709 - Employee on Cell Phone Is Run over by Truck Backing Up

Accident Summary Nr: 200355709 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310498431	09/29/2006	1799	238990	H.A.R.D. Top Asphalt Maintenance Of The Carolinas

Abstract: On September 27, 2006, Employee #1 was employed as an office worker for a paving company. He was walking behind a dump truck that was carrying asphalt, when he received a cell phone call. He stopped directly behind the right rear of the truck, placed the phone to his left ear, placed his right index finger into his right ear, (presumably to hear over the other noise onsite), and began to talk. The driver of the truck lost visual reference of Employee #1 and began to back up to deliver his load. There were no traffic observers or directors present. The dump truck traveled 12 feet at 2 to 3 mph prior to making contact. Employee #1 was struck in his left shoulder by the right side of the lower portion of the dump truck tail gate. He fell onto his back, and the right rear tandem wheels rolled over his body, from his groin to the middle of his torso, causing massive crushing injuries. Employee #1 was killed instantly.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, SHOULDER, CAUGHT BY, TORSO, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, FALL, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310498431			Fatality	Other	Sales occupations, other business services	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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