Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83491.015 - Employee is struck and killed by automobile while performing

Accident Summary Nr: 83491.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1130427.015	03/05/2016		238210	Hci Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:09 a.m. on March 05, 2016, a foreman and two construction workers were removing and pulling out a 40-ft to 45-ft long wooden telephone pole by using a ALTEC Digger Derrick (Serial Number 37-67770) mounted truck on an International truck trailer (Model Number 4700-DTE) facing East and parked on its outriggers. A tow trailer pole carrier was hitched or hooked with the truck at the rear. The single East bound lane was partially encroached that was open to vehicular traffic. The employee had just made an adjustment of metal stakes on the poles carrier tow trailer per instructions of the foreman, who was sitting in the Digger Derrick operating seat. After the employee walked on the rear left side of the Digger Derrick truck, he was struck by a Chevrolet, Model Number HD 2500, Silverado pickup truck traveling east. Upon impact, the employee's body was thrown up on the rear-left side of the Digger Derrick truck and the employee was killed.

Keywords: Automobile, Construction, Crushing, Motor Vehicle, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	0		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1130427.015	52	M	Fatality		Driver-sales workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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