Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200771558 - Employee killed when caught between ramp and wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200771558 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303807846	11/28/2001	1743	0	Napolitano Marble & Granite

Abstract: On November 27, 2001, Employee #1 of the Napolitano Marble and Granite was walking behind a truck reversing toward a retaining wall, with the ramp pulled up over Employee #1's head. The driver's foot slipped and the truck backed into the wall. Employee #1 was struck by the truck and caught between the ramp and the wall. He died of the injuries sustained to the head.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, RAMP, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303807846			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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