Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78574.015 - Employee is struck and killed by tailgate

Accident Summary Nr: 78574.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/04/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1082498.015	08/04/2015		238990	Dalton Sealing And Paving Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 4, 2015, the employee was at a recycling yard unloading asphalt debris from a quad axle dump truck. The employee was working alone. After dumping the asphalt debris, with the dump bed still tilted in the dump position, the employee walked to the back of the dump truck to visually check to ensure the bed was clear of all debris. The employee was struck in the head by the tailgate and killed.

Keywords: Motor Vehicle, Struck By, Tailgate

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1082498.015	49	F	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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