Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 998955 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY BACKING DUMP TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 998955 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/05/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104556428	08/05/1987	4953	0	Tom'S Trucking

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 8:10 AM ON AUGUST 5, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPENING THE GATE ON HIS SEMI/DUMP TRUCK (KENWORTH, TRACTOR #207, TRAILER #26) WHEN ANOTHER DUMP TRUCK (FORD DUMP TRUCK #86) ARRIVED. FOR SOME REASON EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED BEHIND THE OTHER DUMP TRUCK JUST AS IT BEGAN TO BACK UP. THE DRIVER OF THE FORD TRUCK DID NOT SEE EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS RUN OVER AND KILLED.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, CRUSHED, TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104556428			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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