Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122211907 - Underground Pipeline, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122211907

Report ID: 0523400

Date Opened: 05/09/1997

Site Address:
Underground Pipeline, Inc.
2229 South 36th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53215

Mailing Address:
2180 South Springdale Road, New Berlin, WI 53146

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1997

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/17/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100120054

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200120137

Event: 05/09/1997

Employee killed when run over by backing dump truck

Employee #1 and a coworker were working on an underground pipeline project. They were using hand-held, portable, gasoline-powered Stihl masonry saws, model TS 760 AV, to cut concrete pavement. At the same time, a Ford l-9000 tri-axle tandem dump truck was backing up to pick up material being excavated by pipeline. The driver saw the coworker but not Employee #1, whose back was toward the dump truck and who was in a crouched position, unaware of the backing truck. Employee #1 was run over by the right rear and front tires of the truck, and was killed. The coworker stated that he did not see or hear the backing truck. The truck's back-up alarm was working, but the combined sound of both masonry saws was apparently greater than the sound intensity of the back-up alarm. This accident might have been avoided if the employers of the truck driver or of Employee #1 had complied with 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9) and/or 29 CFR1926.201(a)(1).

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, DUMP TRUCK, NOISE, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122211907			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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