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Accident: 951129 - Employee Killed When Dump Truck Backs Off Barge
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126638410 | 12/12/1996 | 1623 | Crowder Construction Company |
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on December 11, 1996, Employee #1 backed a dump truck onto a 20 ft long barge so that a crane could load the truck with material being dredged from the bottom of Lake Gaston. At approximately 11:45 a.m., the dump truck had been loaded and the crane operator blew his crane horn to inform the employee to leave the barge. Employee #1 had his truck in reverse gear, and instead of moving forward, he started backing up. He backed off the west end of the barge and drowned.
Keywords:
barge, vehicle in gear, work rules, construction, started in gear, drown, backing up, inattention
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline development, dam, reservoir | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126638410 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Dredging FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |