Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202498762 - Employee killed when struck by backing truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202498762 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311304356	07/30/2007	1611	237310	Rummel, Klepper, & Kahl, Llp

Abstract: On July 7, 2007, Employee #1, a technical inspector for a state-sponsored highway administration project, was standing beside a lane being paved, directing the paver control at an interchange. A water truck was backing up in the same lane and it struck Employee #1. He was transported to the hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries on July 28, 2007. The water truck was backing up without a ground guide.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, TANK TRUCK, HIGHWAY, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311304356			Fatality	Fracture	Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.