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Accident Summary Nr: 741181 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, 2 INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 741181 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112172267	08/31/1993	1731	0	Robert P. Solis Dba Rps Co.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 10:30 P.M. ON AUGUST 30, 1993, THREE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WERE AT A FREEWAY SHOULDER AREA TO EXCAVATE FOR AND INSTALL ELECTRICAL CONDUIT. EMPLOYEES #1, #2, AND #3 WERE STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY, UNATTENDED TRUCK, KILLING ONE OF THEM AND INJURING THE OTHER TWO. THE TRUCK, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ANOTHER CONTRACTOR, WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER PRIOR TO ROLLING INTO THE THREE WORKERS.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112172267	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians
2	112172267	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electricians
3	112172267	Fatality	Other	Electricians

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