Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287728 - Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202287728 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116450321	04/03/1997	1611	0	Florida Highway Products, Inc.

Abstract: On April 3, 1997, Employee #1, age 18, was directing traffic coming out of an industrial plant and onto State Road 640. The east-bound lane was closed for resurfacing, so the west-bound lane was being used for both directions of traffic. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was standing on the main road, approximately 2 ft inside the closed lane. A Mack truck carrying resurfacing material was backing up approximately 2,000 ft in the closed lane when it ran over and killed Employee #1. The truck had a working back-up alarm.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRUCK, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116450321			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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