Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101048353 - R.B. Potashnkick - General Contractor

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101048353

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 09/22/1987

Site Address:
R.B. Potashnkick - General Contractor
22406 W. St. Rd. 84 Alligator Alley
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33327

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 190, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/30/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360677439

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 966523

Event: 09/19/1987

One employee killed, three injured when struck by truck

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	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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