Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360765 - Employee killed when struck by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201360765 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302391354	03/04/1999	1799	0	Ferros Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 pm on March 3, 1999, Employee #1, working for Ferros Construction, Inc., was driving a yellow Case backhoe, Model Number 580L, eastbound on US Highway 98 to a work area on the north side of the highway. An employee of T. L. Wallace was driving a white Mack truck westbound on the same highway. The truck's bottom dump trailer was loaded with dirt for use during highway construction. The backhoe driver made a left turn in front of the Mack truck. The backhoe was hit on the right side. Employee #1 was thrown from the tractor, and apparently died instantly from head injuries.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, HIGHWAY, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302391354			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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