Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 308677871 - Employee Is Injured in Dump Truck Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 308677871 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308677871	06/21/2005	1629	238910	Mcardle Grading Co.

Abstract: On June 17, 2005, Employee #1, a driver, was driving a loaded dump truck for McArdle Grading Company. He was taking a load of dirt to a dump site. While traveling on State Street in Omaha, Nebraska, he swerved to miss hitting a car that was stopped to turn right onto 120th Street. Employee #1 went off the road causing his truck to flip on its side. The dump truck slid into the intersection hitting an employee of Nebcon, Inc. The employee of Nebcon was pronounced dead at the scene. The dump truck also hit another truck that had stopped at the intersection before turning. Employee #1 lacerated the left side of his head, his left eye lid, and his left underarm. Employee #1 also had a mild concussion. Employee #1's lacerations to his head and underarm required stitches, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, HIGHWAY, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, DUMP TRUCK, DUMPER, ARM, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308677871			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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