Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171129166 - Employee killed when run over by dump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 171129166 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302972427	09/16/1999	1611	0	Morrill Asphalt & Paving Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on September 16, 1999, Employee #1, the foreman, was spray painting a line on asphalt when he walked around in front of a company dump truck, #DE158. The truck moved forward and its right front bumper struck Employee #1, knocking him under the dual axles. He sustained crushing injuries to his abdomen and pelvis and was transported to Harborview Hospital in Seattle, WA, where he died 13 hours later. The driver of the truck did not know Employee #1 was there and could not see him when he drove forward.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, PELVIS, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302972427			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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