Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 518977 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 518977 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 01/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102948908	01/29/1998	1794	0	Circle A

Abstract: Employee #1, who was operating a roller compactor, dismounted to remove a marker so that it would not be run over by a dump truck that was backing up to unload gravel. Employee #1 was run over by the truck and was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	102948908			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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