Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109262.015 - Employee falls from highway overpass and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 109262.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347235.015	09/19/2018		237310	California Department Of Transportation

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on September 19, 2018, an employee, for an unknown reason, stepped directly on top of the concrete median wall of an overpass. After walking back and forth on top of the wall, he jumped and landed 50 feet below onto the groundcover next to the freeway that connected a ramp. Emergency services were contacted by coworkers and, upon arrival, the employee was taken to a nearby hospital. The employee was admitted and treated for multiple rib fractures and other internal injuries, which he later died from.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Emergency Response, Fall, Fracture, Highway, Rib

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1347235.015	57	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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