Fatality Narrative: Laborer Killed When Backed Over by Water Truck in Highway Work Zone

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On March 27, 2008, a laborer/pipe layer was struck from behind and run over by a backing-up water truck at a highway work zone. The 54-year-old victim, a laborer and pipe layer and a member of the Laborers' Union, had been employed by his employer for 22 years. The victim was providing labor support inside the temporary traffic control activity area where a new roadway surface was being constructed next to an existing state highway to widen the roadway. There were three construction vehicles operating in the work zone, including a grader, compaction machine, and water truck. The driver of the 3-axle, 3500 gallon water truck was tasked with wetting down sections of roadbed material. The driver of the truck checked his mirrors and began reversing with the backup alarm sounding. It is unknown what the victim was doing at this time or why he entered this area of the work zone, but it appears that he was walking away from the backing truck, which caught up with him and struck him. The victim was in the driver's blind spot. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Highway work zones
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction workers
  • Construction materials
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Safety
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051675
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-85-2008, 2009 Oct; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: laborer killed when backed over by water truck in highway work zone
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228788/cdc_228788_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.37 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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