Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 840561 - Employee struck and killed by semi-truck

Accident Summary Nr: 840561 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103196820	06/29/1990	1731	0	Virgil Cook & Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a traffic signal construction crew that was installing base supports for traffic lights at an intersection. The employer's vehicles were parked along the curb in the curve of the intersection. Employee #1 went to a pickup truck, approximately 20 ft from the base support she was working on, and placed a piece of galvanized pipe into a vise positioned on the left rear bumper of the truck. As she attempted to cut the pipe, a semi-truck turned the corner and struck her and the pickup truck. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: SUPPORT POSTS, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, PICKUP TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103196820			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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