Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 567826 - Truck driver killed when struck by aircraft wing

Accident Summary Nr: 567826 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110360120	08/21/1996	1611	0	Hill & Hill Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a dump truck driver, was crossing an active runway at the municipal airport in West Helena, AR, when the dump truck was struck by the left wing of a crop duster aircraft that was taking off. Employee #1 was killed. The small municipal airport is used 90 percent of the time by farmers to land and take off with their crop duster planes. The portion of the runway that Employee #1 was crossing with his dump truck was not equipped with stop lights or other warning devices to alert runway crossers of oncoming aircraft.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, WING, AIRPORT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110360120			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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