Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 801803 - Employee killed when run over by reversing dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 801803 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/24/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105421275	04/24/1987	1799	0	Gilcrist Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had just finished backing down a 700 ft run of asphalt and was walking back to a paving machine that had backed up to begin another identical run on the next lane. A dump truck loaded with asphalt was backing up to the paving machine and the driver did not see the employee in his mirrors. The truck ran over Employee #1, crushing him to death. There was no spotter to guide the dump truck as it reversed or to prevent any employees from getting behind the truck. The dump truck's back-up alarm was inoperable at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SIGNALMAN, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105421275			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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