Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202526992 - Employee killed when struck by vehicle after jumping out

Accident Summary Nr: 202526992 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311155451	10/30/2007	1611	237310	El Camino Paving,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 29, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a paving crew that had just finished work for the day and was leaving the job site in Saratoga, CA. He was driving down a sloping road when he lost control of his truck. Employee #1 jumped out of the moving vehicle and was then struck by it. He was transported by paramedics to Valley Medical Center, where he died of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, STEEP GRADE, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311155451			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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