Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642858 - Employee killed while operating industrial truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200642858 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306643974	04/02/2004	1611	237310	Wittwer Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On April 1, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a powered industrial truck for road work. For some reason, as he was operating the vehicle, it stopped running. Employee #1 dismounted the vehicle and stood on the rim of the rear tire to reach the starter. The vehicle was still in gear and the parking brake unengaged. The solenoid turned over and the vehicle started, causing it to move forward. Employee #1 became pinned between the rear fender assembly and the rear tire and was run over.

Keywords: HEAD, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, RUN OVER, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306643974			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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