Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 49806.015 - Employee is killed when run over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 49806.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 08/06/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
925295.015	08/06/2013		237310	Howell Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 6, 2013, Employee #1 was working with three contract tandem dump truck operators, conducting spotter operations, in an attempt to bring one of the dump trucks into position. That dump truck had overshot the work site location in the closed section of the north (westbound) lane. The dump truck driver was operating a 2002 Peterbuilt Truck, VIN #2NPNLZ9X32M572079, and had only been working at that location for two days at the time of the accident. Flaggers were used to close both lanes of travel in order to assist Employee #1 and the dump truck driver. The employee proceeded to use hand signals to guide the dump truck driver back into the south (eastbound) lane. The dump truck driver needed to maneuver around a backhoe, which was located between the initial location of the dump truck and the intended location. The dump truck operator stopped the dump truck in the southbound lane, and was signaled by Employee #1 to proceed backwards. The dump truck driver saw the employee through the drivers side mirror, signaling him to back up. The driver proceeded to back up, but momentarily checked his passenger rearview mirror. When the drivers attention returned to the drivers side mirror, he no longer saw Employee #1. The driver then heard fellow employees yelling at him to stop the truck. The employee was found under the rear wheels of the driver side of the truck. Employee #1 was killed as a result of crushing injuries sustained from being struck by the rear end of the tandem dump truck.

Keywords: Construction vehicle, Crushed, Dump Truck, Flagger, Inattention, Obstructed View, Run Over, Struck By, Tire, Truck Driver, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	925295.015	52	M	Fatality		Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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