Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924231 - Electrician Wiring Traffic Signals Dies When Struck by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 200924231 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 01/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309698637	01/30/2006	1731	238210	Richardson Wayland Electrical Corporation

Abstract: On January 26, 2006, an employee was working in bucket truck rewiring traffic signals. A passing tractor trailer struck the bucket, separating the bucket from the boom. Both the bucket and the employee fell to ground after the collision. The employee suffered a concussion and died four days later at the UVA Medical Center.

Keywords: HEAD, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, ELECTRICIAN, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FALL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309698637			Fatality	Concussion	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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