Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922532 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Freightliner, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200922532 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314340191	04/05/2010	9199	921190	Arlington County, Dept. Of Environmental Services

Abstract: On April 5, 2010, Employee #1 was performing traffic signal maintenance and working in an Altec AT30-G aerial work bucket, mounted on a 2009 Ford F-450 truck. The truck was set up in the right lane of the roadway, which was closed to traffic with cones, truck mounted strobes and a traffic arrow. Employee #1 was operating with the boom over the left lane of the roadway, which was open to vehicular traffic when the bucket was struck by a 2007 Freightliner moving van that was traveling eastbound on Columbia Pike. Employee #1 was transported to INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where he remained in critical condition until April 22, 2010, when he died from his injuries.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC BARREL, BOOM, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, TRUCK BOOM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314340191			Fatality	Other	Electrical and electronic technicians

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