Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102996444 - Harry W. Kuhn, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102996444

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 11/02/1993

Site Address:
Harry W. Kuhn, Inc.
Route 56 North Of Hankes Road
Sugar Grove, IL 60554

Mailing Address:
28 W 651 North Avenue, West Chicago, IL 60185

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360961437

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 839373

Event: 11/01/1993

Employee struck and killed by dump truck while crossing hwy

Employee #1 was the supervisor for the grinding part of a highway resurfacing project. The outside lane was barricaded and a flashing arrow was in place. Work was in progress on the northbound lanes. A grass median separated the two sets of lanes. Employee #1 had been observed on the shoulder of the southbound lanes and was crossing the southbound lanes toward the median when he was struck by a dump truck pulling a lowboy with a backhoe. He was killed. No one actually saw the truck strike the employee.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, ROAD PAVING, WARNING SIGN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102996444			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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