Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 966523 - One employee killed, three injured when struck by truck

Accident Summary Nr: 966523 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101048353	09/22/1987	1622	0	R.B. Potashnkick - General Contractor

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, Employees #1 through #4 were standing by a lunch wagon parked at a Department of Transportation rest stop. The rest area was close to mile marker 66 on Highway 84 in Broward County and adjacent to a R. B. Potashnick work site. A truck driver lost control of his vehicle while backing up and struck the four workers, killing Employee #1. Employees #2 through #4 sustained multiple fractures and were hospitalized.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101048353	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	101048353	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
3	101048353	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
4	101048353	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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