Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042249 - Employee Is Run over and Killed by Backing Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201042249 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308695550	05/10/2005	1629	238910	Southern Nevada Paving, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying a measure-wheel. It was unclear if Employee #1 was measuring the distance to determine how much asphalt would be needed. The incident happened next to a front end loader that Employee #1 operated. The truck driver did not see Employee #1 while he was backing up to the asphalt paver. The truck had an operable back-up alarm and had mirrors on the driver side and passenger side. The brakes were operable and the front horn worked. Employee #1 was wearing a high visibility vest. Employee #1 was run over by a backing asphalt truck and was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, BRAKE, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, REFLECTIVE VEST, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308695550			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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