Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078820 - Employee killed when run over by rolling truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202078820 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311362859	07/27/2007	1611	237310	Piedmont Grading & Wrecking Company, Inc.

Abstract: On July 27, 2007, Employee #1, a truck driver, had stopped his vehicle and left the cab when it began rolling. He attempted to jump into the cab while the truck was moving but lost his balance and fell. He was run over by the truck and was killed. Employee #1 had not set the air brakes in the cab when he exited.

Keywords: HAND BRAKE, WORK RULES, JUMP ON MOVING EQUIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311362859			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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