Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202676128 - Worker's Legs Are Amputated When He Is Struck by Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202676128 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317249563	03/07/2014	1611	237310	Synergy Project Management, Inc

Abstract: On the night of September 17, 2013, Employee #1, of Synergy Project Management, Inc., was involved in a highway paving operation. He was assigned to remove temporary traffic control markers while seated in a makeshift chair on the tailgate of a flatbed truck. No temporary traffic controls were in place. An attenuator truck was following the flatbed truck for protection. The attenuator truck failed to stop and rear-ended the flatbed truck, striking Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for amputation of his legs.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, AMPUTATED, TAILGATE, CHAIR, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, LEG, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317249563			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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