Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770724 - Employee killed when pinned under tractor trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201770724 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/25/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302710629	06/25/1999	1629	0	A. Campo General Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 was pinned under a tractor trailer while connecting the trailer to the tractors cab. He had just loaded a Caterpillar backhoe and front end loader onto the trailer. Employee #1 was standing on the left side of the vehicle next to the controls and attempting to connect the trailer brake supply line. The tractor weighed approximately 57,140 pounds and was equipped with only two properly functioning parking brakes. The tractor immediately rolled backwards, running over Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained fatal crushing injuries of the chest and abdomen, amputation of the left leg, and multiple abrasions, contusions and lacerations.

Keywords: CHEST, ABDOMEN, AMPUTATED, FRONT END LOADER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ABRASION, TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKHOE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302710629			Fatality	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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