Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14538813 - Employee Run Over By Backing Dump Truck
Accident: 14538813 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/04/1985 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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14804256 | 07/08/1985 | 4212 | Carpenter Trucking Co. | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRINGING LINE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THE PAVING MACHINE TO FOLLOW. INSTEAD OF WORKING FROM THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHICH WAS BEING REPAVED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SQUATTING ON THE ROAD WITH HIS BACK TO A S1900 SERIES INTERNATIONAL DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS BEING BACKED INTO POSITION, STRUCK AND RAN OVER EMPLOYEE #1. THE TRUCK WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP ALARM. | |||||||
Keywords:
back-up alarm, highway, obstructed view, truck, dump truck, run over, backing up, inattention
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 14804256 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |