Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 711754 - Employee killed when struck by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 711754 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 11/15/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105191837	11/16/1989	1731	0	Tice Electric Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an articulating boom truck installing traffic signals in Portland, OR. A coworker and leadperson for the job drove up, made eye contact with Employee #1, and went to retrieve a story pole. At this time, a truck traveling east bound hit the bottom of the basket and knocked Employee #1, who was not wearing a safety belt or lanyard, out of the basket. As Employee #1 fell to the ground, she was hit again by a westbound truck. Employee #1 was transported to Emanuel Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, TRUCK, LANYARD, FALL, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105191837			Fatality	Other	Electricians

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