Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 732529 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 732529 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105419626	06/26/1987	1611	0	Littlefield Construction Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A ROAD CONSTRUCTION JOB. HE WAS WALKING BEHIND A FORD DUMPTRUCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS LOADED WITH GRAVEL FOR USE IN A SPREADER, WAS BACKING UP. THE TRUCK'S BACK-UP ALARM WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY THE DUMP TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED, AS BOTH LEGS WERE CUT OFF.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105419626			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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