Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920593 - Employee killed when backed over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200920593 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 01/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303092993	01/29/2002	1611	0	Apac Virginia Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on January 29, 2002, Employee #1 was walking alongside a John Deere 570A road grader to remove centerline reflectors in preparation for road resurfacing. He was struck by a 1993 Kenworth W900B dump truck that was backing up to unload asphalt. The dump truck's back up alarm was working; however, Employee #1 could not hear it due to the noise from the grader's engine. The dump truck dragged him approximately 15 feet backward. When the dump truck driver heard someone yell, he stopped, and then drove the truck forward approximately 22 feet. Employee #1 died of multiple traumatic injuries.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, GRADER, ROAD GRADER, DRAGGED, DUMP TRUCK, NOISE, ASPHALT, BACKING UP, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303092993			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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