Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344025 - Employee Is Killed When Dump Truck Turns Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201344025 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309886083	07/19/2006	1799	238910	Haupt Construction Company

Abstract: On July 18, 2006, Employee #1 was driving a 25-ton articulated dump truck for a construction company. He had backed it into a ditch, and as he was attempting to drive it up out of the ditch, the truck cab pitched over onto its side. Employee #1 did not have his seatbelt fastened, and he sustained puncture wounds to several parts of his body. He was killed.

Keywords: DITCH, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, DUMP TRUCK, BACKING UP, OVERTURN, PUNCTURE, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309886083			Fatality	Puncture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Other

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