Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330214 - Employees struck by a tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201330214 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 04/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301006458	04/08/1999	1611	0	Union Concrete & Construction Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 8, 1999, a tractor trailer entered a construction zone ignoring three warning signs and ran Employee #2, a flagman, off of the road who tumbled down an embankment. The tractor trailer then plowed through 540 ft of cones and slammed into a backhoe operated by Employee #1, who was flung 25 ft from the cab striking the pavement. The backhoe was spun around and pushed 60 ft into the back of a dump truck. Employee #3 was in the back of the dump truck and was flung into a field. The tractor trailer continued for another 300 ft before coming to a stop. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 received shoulder injuries, bruises and contusions. Employee #3 received bruises, strains and sprains.

Keywords: SHOULDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FLAGMAN, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKHOE, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301006458	Fatality	Other	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)
2	301006458	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)
3	301006458	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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