Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020906 - Employee Is Injured When Run over by Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201020906 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125624742	06/21/2006	1611	237310	Granite Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on June 19, 2006, Employee #1 was working with a crew that was grading the north shoulder of a two-lane highway with a CAT 330 excavator. The excavator was positioned on the westbound lane of the highway, and the eastbound lane was open to regular traffic. Employee #1 was "spotting" for the excavator operator to ensure that the excavator did not extend into the eastbound traffic lane as it swung around. A three-axle Peterbilt truck with a two-axle Reliance trailer attachment backed up towards the excavator to be loaded. While Employee #1's back was facing the dump trailer, he was struck by the rear driver's side tire of the trailer. He fell, face down, and was run over from toes to torso. Employee #1 was hospitalized for crushing injuries to multiple body parts, which required surgery.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC CONTROL, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, RUN OVER, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125624742			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	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

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