Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281367 - Employee dies when thrown from back of truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201281367 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304629611	04/08/2002	1611	0	All About Asphalt

Abstract: Workers had finished making a speed bump and installing a speed bump sign. Two workers got into a truck cab and a third worker climbed into truck bed. Employee #1 began to climb onto the back of the truck when the driver moved the truck quickly out onto the road. Employee #1 hollered and the driver stopped the truck on the other side of the road. Employee #1 was thrown from the back of the truck and landed on his back and then hit his head and died.

Keywords: HEAD, VEHICLE, STRUCK AGAINST, TRUCK, CONCUSSION, PICKUP TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304629611			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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