Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202638029 - Driver Is Killed When Struck and Crushed by Dump Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202638029 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/28/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317450641	02/28/2014	1799	237990	Fritcha Construction Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317452324	02/28/2014	1794	238910	Fritcha Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On February 28, 2014, Employee #1, an excavating and loading machine operator, employed by a construction general contractor, was driving a dump truck carrying a load of snow along a road. The snow had been cleared from an excavation worksite. The New Haven, Indiana Police Department subsequently theorized that the truck bed was raised, but the tailgate was stuck. According to the police report, Employee #1 apparently exited the truck to work on this problem. He stepped between the two rear wheels on the passenger side of the truck. When the tailgate opened, the load of snow shifted as it began dumping. This appears to have caused the truck to move forward, trapping Employee #1. The truck rolled over Employee #1, who was killed. Employee #1 was alone, and there were no witnesses. This work-related fatality was investigated by Indiana OSHA.

Keywords: TAILGATE, MACHINE OPERATOR, TRUCK DRIVER, WHEEL, ABDOMEN, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317450641			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle
2	317452324			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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