Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104324538 - E.H. Hughes Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 104324538

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 09/02/1986

Site Address:
E.H. Hughes Company, Inc.
Interstate 65
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

Mailing Address:
1710 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY 40217

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/19/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360107239
Inspection	13906276

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 737767

Event: 08/26/1986

Employee injures head in fall from pickup truck, later dies

At 8:00 a.m. on August 26, 1986, Employee #1, of E.H. Hughes Co., the prime contractor of an resurfacing asphalt job on Interstate 65, was assigned to work with Reliable Construction Service, a subcontractor responsible for traffic control. Employee #1 was stacking traffic control cones in the bed of a Ford F10 pickup truck. The truck was traveling at approximately 3 to 5 mph when it suddenly jerked, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall out of the truck. Employee #1 landed on his feet, but then lost his balance and fell over backward, striking his head on the pavement. Employee #1 died two days later at University Hospital, Louisville.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FALL, PICKUP TRUCK, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104324538			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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