Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200556694 - Employee Is Killed in Dump Truck Backover

Accident Summary Nr: 200556694 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314773904	09/14/2011	1611	237310	J. B. James Construction Company, Llc

Abstract: On September 13, 2011, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working on a highway repaving project. Employee #1 was nailing felt across the section of the roadway just in front of a paving machine. Coworker #1 was working as a dumper, which involved positioning dump trucks alongside the paving machine so that when the trucks dump the concrete, it is in the correct position for the paving machine. Coworker #1 also served as a spotter for the dump trucks. Coworker #1 stood on the left side of the paving machine and he was working with Truck 150 which was pouring concrete. Truck 150 was standing between Coworker #1 and a second dump truck, so Coworker #1's view of the second dump truck was obstructed. Coworker #2 was backing the second dump truck full of concrete toward the right side of the paving machine. Coworker #1 turned away from the trucks to remove a bolt of felt that had been left in the path of the paver. The second dump truck backed over Employee #1 and killed him.

Keywords: VEHICLE, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314773904			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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