Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 737767 - Employee injures head in fall from pickup truck, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 737767 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/26/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104324538	09/02/1986	1611	0	E.H. Hughes Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104324520	09/02/1986	1611	0	Reliable Construction Service

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 26, 1986, Employee #1, of E.H. Hughes Co., the prime contractor of an resurfacing asphalt job on Interstate 65, was assigned to work with Reliable Construction Service, a subcontractor responsible for traffic control. Employee #1 was stacking traffic control cones in the bed of a Ford F10 pickup truck. The truck was traveling at approximately 3 to 5 mph when it suddenly jerked, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall out of the truck. Employee #1 landed on his feet, but then lost his balance and fell over backward, striking his head on the pavement. Employee #1 died two days later at University Hospital, Louisville.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FALL, PICKUP TRUCK, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104324538			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers
2	104324520					Occupation Not Listed

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