Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444822 - Employee dies after striking head on bridge beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14444822 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 06/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18729087	06/28/1988	0782	0	Environmental Turf And Erosion Services

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on June 23, 1988, Employee #1 was preparing to lay grass seed along an embankment of the soon-to-be-completed Interstate 295 highway. He was riding on top of hay on a 14 ft 4 in. high tractor trailer that was being pulled by a 1984 GMC tractor truck when his head struck against a 16 ft 9 in. high steel beam on an overpass. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18729087			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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