Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004792 - Employee Falls from Truck, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202004792 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308994961	08/25/2006	1794	238910	Lyons & Hohl Inc.

Abstract: On August 22, 2006, Employee #1 was on a flatbed truck onto which a concrete sewer inlet box was being loaded. The inlet box shifted as the forklift was pushing at the base of the load with the forks to position it on the truck. While Employee #1 was moving to avoid being struck by the shifting inlet box, he fell from the truck and struck his head. He died later of complications from his injuries.

Keywords: LOADING, SEWER, HEAD, UNSECURED, TRUCK, CONCRETE PIPE, FALL, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		4	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308994961			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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