Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550408 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200550408 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301993374	11/04/1998	1611	0	H & H Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew installing an asphalt overlay on an existing road. He was using a gasoline-powered air blower to clean out the road's gutter when a truck full of hot mix asphalt backed up and ran over him. Apparently, the truck driver did not see him, and Employee #1 did not hear the truck because of the noise from the air blower. He was transported to the hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HIGHWAY, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, NOISE, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301993374			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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