Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202220489 - Dump Truck Body Falls on Employee Killing Him

Accident Summary Nr: 202220489 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 08/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309250512	08/08/2005	1629	237990	E.L. Vining & Son, Inc.

Abstract: On August 7, 2005, an employee was lying on the bed of a dump truck greasing the universal joints while the truck's body was raised. The dump body fell and struck the employee, crushing him to death. The truck was equipped with a safety-blocking bar that would have prevented the dump body from falling. However, it was not used.

Keywords: SAFETY BLOCK, MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC, TORSO, CRUSHED, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNIVERSAL JOINT, DUMP TRUCK BED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309250512			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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