Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200940096 - Construction Superintendent Crushed to Death by Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200940096 -- Report ID: 0625100 -- Event Date: 04/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300676004	05/10/2001	1521	0	Soyers Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On April 27, 2001, a construction superintendent was operating the controls of a belly dump trailer, unloading paving base material along a roadway. The superintendent operated the exterior controls located alongside of the trailer, approximately four (4) feet in front of the tandem wheels on the driver's side. As the work was progressing, the superintendent, in a crouching position, motioned to the driver to move forward. The driver looked ahead to drive within the string guide placed along the roadway. As the truck driver glanced into his rearview mirror, he saw the superintendent's orange shirt going beneath the tandem wheels of the trailer. The superintendent was crushed to death.

Keywords: CONTROL LEVER, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAILER, RUN OVER, ROAD PAVING

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	300676004			Fatality	Puncture	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	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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