Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200521078 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200521078 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300372927	04/30/1999	1611	0	Cherokee County Engineering & Maintenance

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on April 29, 1999, Employee #1, a site foreman for Cherokee County Maintenance and Engineering, and coworkers were engaged in a backfilling operation at a county bridge site. One of the trucks was backing down a slight grade to unload its contents when it ran over Employee #1, killing him. At the time he was struck, Employee #1 was standing in the driver's blind spot. The truck had adequate mirrors and cab glass, a functioning back-up alarm, and was not close to other noise-producing equipment.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300372927			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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