Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200373181 - Employee is killed when run over by backing up dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200373181 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307439117	08/20/2004	1611	237310	Weaver Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was rolling base for a new roadway turn lane. He parked the roller/compactor in the fill lane, exited the machine, and walked along the road section between the base and the fill area. A dump truck was slowly backing up and moving in the general direction that Employee #1 was walking. Employee #1 stepped over into the base lane where the truck was backing up and was struck and run over by the truck. He was killed. The dump truck was equipped with an operable backup alarm that was functioning properly.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307439117			Fatality	Concussion	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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