Accident Report Detail

Accident: 817171 - Employee Killed When Backed Over By Dump Truck

**Accident: 817171 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/29/1991**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
109820753	04/29/1991	1611	Appleby & Cutone, Inc.
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
100976489	04/29/1991	1611	White Oak Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
109820746	05/03/1991	1791	C & S Construction, Inc.

Employee #1 was standing in the construction road lane, facing south, while looking up at the underside of a bridge. A dump body 10 wheel truck was backing down the construction lane, north of Employee #1. The truck had backed up approximately 175 ft when it backed over Employee #1, killing him. The truck was not provided with a back-up alarm.

Keywords: back-up alarm, work rules, backing up, inattention, construction, dump truck, run over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	109820753	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	100976489			Occupation Not Listed
3	109820746			Occupation Not Listed

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