Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750981 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Water Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201750981 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 07/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305170672	07/16/2002	1794	238910	Williams Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a grade shooter, was working with a crew installing road base for a roadway in a new housing development. Between loads of base being delivered the water truck operator and Employee #1 were talking. A load of base arrived and the water truck operator returned to his truck. Employee #1 went behind the truck and started to take a grade shot when the truck backed over him and killed him. The truck's back-up alarm was not functioning.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SURVEYOR, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		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	305170672			Fatality	Other	Helpers, surveyor	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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