Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200782068 - Employee killed when run over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200782068 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103629242	05/02/2001	1611	0	Longview Bridge And Road, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the job superintendent, was struck and run over by a dump truck that was backing up on a section of highway under construction. Employee #1, unknown to coworkers, had apparently moved from his last known position by his pickup to the middle of the highway. Employee #1 had his back to the truck. The operator of the dump truck did not see Employee #1 when he began a back-up maneuver in preparation for turning the truck around. The dump truck did not have an operational back-up alarm. Signaling spotters had not been designated.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, FRACTURE, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP

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	103629242			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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