Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 686139 - Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 686139 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 11/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105797609	11/08/1988	1623	0	Casper Concrete Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105797757	11/09/1988	1799	0	Anderson Highway Signs & Supply Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a flagperson, was routing one-lane traffic around a trenching operation. He left his flag station and walked to the west center of the street with his back to the traffic and to a Kenworth tractor trailer truck loaded with sand, that was backing into the work area to dump the sand. The truck driver, not seeing Employee #1, backed over him and crushed him to death. At the time of the accident, the truck's back-up alarm was working.

Keywords: TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, RUN OVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105797609			Fatality	Other	Protective service occupations, n.e.c.
2	105797757					Occupation Not Listed

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