Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316139 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 202316139 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 04/04/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119650364	04/04/2006	1611	237310	Ca Transportation-Highways

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on April 4, 2006, Employee #1, an equipment operator, and two coworkers were filling pot holes with cold mix from the rear of an asphalt truck on a highway. They were being protected by a shadow (safety) vehicle, as they repaired the road. During their work, the shadow truck was struck from behind by a flatbed tow truck, causing the truck to plow into Employee #1 at the rear of the asphalt truck. He was pinned between the two trucks and sustained traumatic injuries that killed him.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, ROAD PAVING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119650364			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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