Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14476709 - One killed, two injured when truck crashes through barricade

Accident Summary Nr: 14476709 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2381846	09/09/1985	1731	0	The W. G. Fairfield Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2381820	09/06/1985	1611	0	Stargel Construction Company

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3, all electricians, were preparing to wire a highway sign for a new exit ramp that was not yet in use. A semi-tractor trailer drove onto the ramp through drums and a wooden barricade. It struck five vehicles and then Employee #1, killing him. Employee #2 was standing on a 1-ton flatbed truck when it was hit; he sustained injuries when he was thrown to the pavement. Employee #3 was struck by a piece of the barricade.

Keywords: TRACTOR TRAILER, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, RAMP, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2381846	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	2381846	Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported
3	2381846	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
4	2381820			Occupation Not Listed

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