Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124559 - Backing Truck Injures Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201124559 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300839925	08/18/2003	1542	236220	Desilva Gates

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of the crew setting up traffic controls to cone-off the area of the streets that were being repaved. Unknown to Employee #1, an oil-spray truck commenced spraying liquid asphalt emulsions even before his crew completed the traffic closures. As Employee #1 was getting a traffic sign on his truck, he heard the warning beeps of the spray truck but did not bother to move away because he did not think the driver of the truck will back right up to him. Employee #1 assumed the driver knew that his truck was in his path. Employee #1 was pinned between the two trucks and was seriously injured. The oil truck driver reported that he did not see Employee #1 or his truck even though the beacon lights of the truck were on. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, PINNED, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRUCK, 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300839925			Hospitalized injury	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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