Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740355 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200740355 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 09/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302006531	09/10/1998	1611	0	Callanan Industries

Abstract: At approximately12:33 p.m. on September 10, 1998, Employee #1, a foreman for Callanan Industries, was standing at the rear passenger's side of a 10-wheel dump truck, signaling the driver as he backed up the inclined roadway. While guiding the vehicle, Employee #1 tripped and fell to the ground directly behind the rear passenger's side wheels. The truck continued to back up, running over Employee #1. The driver stated that he turned his head to check the driver's side mirror and when he turned back to check the passenger's side mirror, in which he had been watching the signalman, he felt a bump. He stopped the vehicle because he did not see Employee #1 and found him under the rear wheels of the truck. He moved the vehicle off him and called EMS. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, FALL, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302006531			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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