Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712131 - Operator killed when run over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200712131 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123398612	01/15/2004	1629	237990	Murray Golf,Inc.

Abstract: On January 7, 2004, Employee #1, a truck operator, was inspecting a faulty lift mechanism for the bed of a dump truck, which was parked on the crest of a hill with the engine running, the transmission in neutral, and the brake released. While Employee #1 was under the bed of the truck, it began to roll, and he was run over and killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, BRAKE, DRIVER, ENGINE, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123398612			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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