Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282381 - Employee Is Killed after Falling Under Truck That Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201282381 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309621134	11/01/2006	1799	238910	B. T. Grading, Inc.

Abstract: On Tuesday, September 27, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a construction contractor, operating a Caterpillar 350D off-highway dump truck at a worksite in Winder, Georgia. He was transporting dirt from one location on the site to another. He was traveling down a hill on a grade of approximately four percent, at speeds at or above 15 miles per hour. The weight of the load and the speed of the dump truck caused the vehicle to bounce and veer toward an 18-inch tall wall of dirt. Employee #1 lost control of the truck, and it rolled over. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, and because the driver's door of the truck was missing, Employee #1 was tossed from the dump truck. He landed underneath the truck and sustained blunt force trauma. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Keywords: EJECTED, HIGHWAY, INADEQUATE MAINT, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, DUMP TRUCK, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309621134			Fatality	Cancer	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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