Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202005195 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed in a Truck Tipover

Accident Summary Nr: 202005195 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 09/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312485246	09/03/2008	1781	237110	B.L. Myers Bros. Of Pa, Inc.

Abstract: On September 3, 2008, Employee #1 was working on a water well project. He was clearing away the overburden from around the hole with a shovel. A truck tipped over on its side where the employee was standing. The mast of the truck fell on him and crushed him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CRUSHED, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312485246			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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