Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356416 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Backing Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202356416 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308451715	01/27/2005	1623	237310	Rustler Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On January 27, 2005, Employee #1, a construction worker, was involved in a construction project for the installation of a water line. The water line was to be installed along a street before the construction of a curb and gutter system. As Employee #1 was walking behind a Volvo dump truck, United States Department of Transportation Registration Number 902329, License Number 113ED89, it began backing-up. The driver had been instructed to back-up and get in line behind an excavator in order haul off excavated material produced from the dug water-line trench. Employee #1 was struck and killed. During the accident investigation it was revealed that the dump truck was equipped with an audible back-up alarm and Employee #1 was wearing personal protective equipment to include a hard hat, safety shoes, and reflective safety vest.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308451715			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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