Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350378 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY THE WHEELS OF A TRAILER

Accident Summary Nr: 201350378 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301021671	11/05/1997	1799	0	Jack Ward

Abstract: Employee #1 was a flagman or spotter for the employer. The employer was transporting a house using a tractor truck and a tandem wheel trailer. When there were no obstructions on the road or while the flagman or spotter was not performing his duties at intersections, Employee #1 would ride on the truck by standing on its passenger-side gas tank, and hold onto the mirror of the truck. Employee #1 fell from the truck and was killed when the wheels of the trailer ran over him.

Keywords: WHEEL, SIGNALMAN, TORSO, CRUSHED, LACERATION, TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRAILER, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301021671			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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