Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200810943 - Employee killed when run over by backing truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200810943 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304115082	06/28/2001	1611	0	Lewis Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On June 27, 2001, Employee #1, who worked for a paving contractor, was standing between two dump trucks. He was facing one truck, which was backing up to a paving machine. He had his back turned to the truck behind him, which was also backing up. It struck him knocked him to the ground, and the rear wheels then ran over his head. Employee #1 was killed. He was standing directly behind the truck and out of the view of the driver. Both trucks had functioning, audible back-up alarms, and the two alarms going at the same time may have contributed to the accident.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, HEAD, WORK RULES, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, NOISE, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304115082			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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