Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170721708 - Employee killed when struck by streetcar

Accident Summary Nr: 170721708 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125498964	01/07/2000	8331	0	Delancey Street Foundation

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 p.m. on November 2, 1999, Employee #1, a foreman for the Delancey Street Foundation, was engaged in maintenance work at a bus stop. He was standing next to a steam cleaning machine, near the edge of the passenger loading platform, when his head and upper torso were struck by a passing streetcar traveling at approximately 15 mph. Employee #1 fell from the platform onto the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of traumatic head injuries.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE, TORSO, STRUCK BY, WORK PLATFORM, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125498964			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers

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