Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406089 - Employee killed when struck by dump box gate

Accident Summary Nr: 201406089 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127112738	05/15/2002	1611	0	Boddy Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On May 14, 2002, Employee #1 was clearing stone from hip of an elevated dump box of a truck. Employee #1 was struck by a swinging gate (tail) of the dump box and sustained fatal injuries to his head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, TAILGATE, VEHICLE, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127112738			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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