Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291934 - Employee killed in fall from truck bed

Accident Summary Nr: 14291934 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 05/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126612381	05/20/1998	1799	0	Ever Glo Sign Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on an elevated scissor-type truck bed when he stepped backward off the bed and fell 13 ft to the ground. Employee #1's head struck the truck bumper, and he suffered massive head trauma and a broken neck, from which he died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126612381			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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