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Inspection: 302186549 - King County Dba Metro Transit

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Seattle Service Location, Seattle, Wa

 

Inspection Nr: 302186549
Report ID: 1055320
Date Opened: 11/30/1998

Site Address:
King County Dba Metro Transit
Bridgeway N & 36th St
Seattle, WA 98103

Mailing Address:
1191 East Marginal Way S Bldg A, Seattle, WA 98134

Union Status: Union

SIC:9111

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1999

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361214869

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170101893
Event: 11/27/1998
Bus driver killed when shot by passenger

At approximately 3:10 p.m., Employee #1, a Metro transit bus driver, was headed south on the second trip of his normal route. He was crossing a bridge when he was shot in the abdomen by a passenger. He lost control of the bus, which broke through the bridge barrier, hit the roof of an apartment, and came to rest approximately 20 to 30 feet below the bridge deck. Employee #1 was ejected from the bus and landed on the apartment roof. He was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m.

Keywords: EJECTED, BUS, ABDOMEN, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, DRIVER, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, LOST CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 302186549 Fatality Other Occupation not reported
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