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Accident: 200380731 - Employee Is Killed When Backed Over By Dump Truck
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 309338960 | 07/12/2007 | 8711 | Erdman Anthony Associates, Inc. |
On July 11, 2007, an employee was employed by Engineering Consultation firm, who was performing third party inspection work for a PENN DOT project. The project involved road milling and resurfacing on I-80 between Mile Markers 120 and 137. Appropriate work zone clothing was worn by the employee. The employee was killed, when he was backed over by a tri-axle dump truck. The truck Number 01's back-up signal alarm was barely audible. The back-alarm could not be heard while standing at the Truck's operators cab. The sound level meter readings measured the back-up alarm at 78.9 dB. The 78.9 dB reading was measured approximately 1-foot away from the trucks tailgate. The sound level meter could not pick-up any readings at distances of 2-feet 3-feet, 8-feet, 10-feet, 15-feet, and 20-feet. These readings indicated that personnel had to be almost underneath the truck's tailgate to hear the back-up alarm.
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309338960 | Fatality | Other | Construction inspectors |