Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374395 - One employee killed, one injured, by runaway truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200374395 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 10/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310974639	10/11/2007	1629	238910	Armstrong Contractors, Llc

Abstract: On October 11, 2012 Employees #1 and #2 were standing beside a company pickup truck parked in a cul-de-sac in a subdivision under construction when they were struck by a truck. Employee #1 was thrown onto the curb and run over by the loader when it jumped the curb. He was killed. Employee #2 was knocked into the roadway and was sustained injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The pickup truck was parked with the driver's side to the curb.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, LOADER, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, PICKUP TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310974639			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons
2	310974639			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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