Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021038 - Employee injured in fall from highway sign along road

Accident Summary Nr: 200021038 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 07/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302128293	07/31/1998	1611	0	Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade & Douglas

Abstract: Employee #1, a structural engineer, was inspecting overhead road signs on the New Jersey Turnpike. He apparently fell from one end of a sign, landing on the asphalt roadway. Employee #1 suffered head injuries and was transported to a trauma center, where he was initially listed in critical condition. At the time this report was written, Employee #1 had improved and was in outpatient rehabilitation.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGHWAY, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302128293			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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