Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 603233 - Employee dies after struck by broken power pole

Accident Summary Nr: 603233 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18310060	01/17/1992	1611	0	Mallette Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were riding on an asphalt paving machine. The operator lost control of the machine and struck a power pole. The upper section of the severed power pole struck Employee #1 in the back of the head. The employee was hospitalized and died two days later of his injuries.

Keywords: SEVERED, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18310060			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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