Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924413 - Employee Is Killed When Run Over By Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200924413 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309901197	03/20/2006	1611	237310	Atlantic Coastal Clearing & Grading
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309901189	03/20/2006	1542	236220	Armada Hoffler Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309672368	03/20/2006	4212	484110	R.B. Phelps Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309901205	03/20/2006	1794	238910	Vico Construction Company

Abstract: On June 1, 2006, Employee #1 was performing flagging operations on a newly-constructed highway access ramp. A fully-loaded dump truck struck him, while it was backing up to dump its load. Employee #1 was run over and killed. The driver of the dump truck did not observe Employee #1 behind the truck. Employee #1 had been wearing all the required personal protective equipment, including a high-visibility traffic vest. The dump truck's audible back-up alarm and back-up lights were operational.

Keywords: back-up alarm, backing up, flagman, traffic control, dump truck, struck by, inattention, reflective vest, run over, communication

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309901197	Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons
2	309901189			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	309672368			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	309901205			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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