Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050524 - Employee killed when struck by lightning

Accident Summary Nr: 200050524 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116008061	07/22/1998	1611	0	Werner Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on July 21, 1998, Employee #1, of Werner Construction Company, was using an Ingersoll-Rand roller to lay asphalt on a roadway. He was working during a thunderstorm and was struck by lightning. Employee #1 was taken to Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, STORM, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116008061			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Other

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