Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104836.015 - Employee is thrown from communications truck and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 104836.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309968.015	04/19/2018		237130	Qcfs Management Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on April 18, 2018, an employee was lifting a communication wire to reinstall it on a pole while in a bucket truck. The employee was thrown from the truck's bucket when he was struck by the communication wire that was caught by a second utility truck. The employee suffered multiple broken bones and fractures, had his spleen removed, and was killed due to his injuries.

Keywords: Communication Cable, Fracture, Struck By, Truck, Truck Boom

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309968.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Slicing and cutting machine operators	Distance of Fall: 27 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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