Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370285 - Employee run over by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201370285 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 03/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301043188	03/11/1999	1794	0	Bill Pykus Excavating, Inc

Abstract: An employee was backing a loaded dump truck into position at a construction site. The truck was not fitted with a back-up alarm, there wasn't a "spotter" and other employees at the site were not wearing high visibility clothes. Employee #1 walked behind the backing truck and was struck by the truck and run over by the left rear wheels. The truck driver did not see him. Employee #1 died of his injuries.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CLOTHING, WHEEL, ALARM, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301043188			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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