Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850097 - Employee injured when struck by truck, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200850097 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106867948	12/26/1995	1731	0	Nynex Corp.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on December 9, 1995, Employee #1, a field technician for telecommunications for NYNEX Corporation, Brooklyn, NY, was one block from the garage at which he worked. He was standing on the street near an intersection, cleaning snow from his truck windshield before heading out on a job. A car slid into another NYNEX truck, which then struck Employee #1. He sustained internal injuries and a fractured hip. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died on December 26, 1995 due to complications from his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, SLIPPERY SURFACE, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, HIP, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106867948			Fatality	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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