Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 801266 - Dump Truck Strikes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 801266 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306831793	08/11/2003	1611	237310	Scdot

Abstract: A crew was repaving a section of the highway. Employee #1 was assigned to be a flagman and was walking to get into position when the dump truck driver began backing the truck into position. The truck did not have an operable back up alarm. The right side of the truck struck Employee #1 and ran over him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BACK-UP ALARM, SIGNALMAN, ABRASION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

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	306831793			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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