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Inspection: 301006458 - Union Concrete & Construction Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 301006458
Report ID: 0213600
Date Opened: 04/08/1999

Site Address:
Union Concrete & Construction Corp.
Rt. 417 Near Thorpe Hollow Road
Great Valley, NY 14741

Mailing Address:
105 Center Road, P.O. Box 648, West Seneca, NY 14224

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1999

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 06/30/1999

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101330249

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201330214
Event: 04/08/1999
Employees struck by a tractor trailer

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 8, 1999, a tractor trailer entered a construction zone ignoring three warning signs and ran Employee #2, a flagman, off of the road who tumbled down an embankment. The tractor trailer then plowed through 540 ft of cones and slammed into a backhoe operated by Employee #1, who was flung 25 ft from the cab striking the pavement. The backhoe was spun around and pushed 60 ft into the back of a dump truck. Employee #3 was in the back of the dump truck and was flung into a field. The tractor trailer continued for another 300 ft before coming to a stop. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 received shoulder injuries, bruises and contusions. Employee #3 received bruises, strains and sprains.

Keywords: SHOULDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FLAGMAN, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, BACKHOE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 301006458 Fatality Other Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
2 301006458 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Construction laborers
3 301006458 Non Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Construction laborers
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