Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494332 - Employee Dies in Truck Accident at a Construction Site

Accident Summary Nr: 202494332 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316069285	11/10/2011	1721	238320	Built Rite Contracting Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 8, 2011 Employee #1 the truck driver, left the cab of his flatbed truck after sitting in his truck while construction materials were unloaded and dropped off. Employee #1 left the truck in gear with the front wheels parked on the level sidewalk and the rear wheels parked on an slope decline, and began walking in a direction toward the rear of the truck. When Employee #1 was behind the truck, the truck rolled back on him and dragged him into the overhead door at the bottom of the incline. Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316069285			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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