Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170102040 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Pickup Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170102040 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 08/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305688525	08/13/2002	9621	0	Transportation, Dept Of/Wa State

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 12, 2002, Employee #1, of the Washington State Department of Transportation, had finished cutting the grass along the shoulder of the eastbound lane of State Route 18. He was loading his mowing equipment onto a flatbed trailer when a full-size pickup truck swerved off the road and struck him. Employee #1's lower extremities were severed, and he sustained fractures to his arms and skull. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, AMPUTATED, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SKULL, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305688525			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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