Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305688525 - Transportation, Dept Of/Wa State

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

Inspection Nr: 305688525

Report ID: 1055320

Date Opened: 08/13/2002

Site Address:
Transportation, Dept Of/Wa State
Sr 18/Milepost 10 Eastbound Lane
Kent, WA 98042

Mailing Address:
Po Box 47311/Transportation Bldg Rm 1b24, Olympia, WA 98504

Union Status: Union

SIC:9621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/04/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361217292

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170102040

Event: 08/12/2002

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Pickup Truck

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 12, 2002, Employee #1, of the Washington State Department of Transportation, had finished cutting the grass along the shoulder of the eastbound lane of State Route 18. He was loading his mowing equipment onto a flatbed trailer when a full-size pickup truck swerved off the road and struck him. Employee #1's lower extremities were severed, and he sustained fractures to his arms and skull. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, AMPUTATED, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SKULL, STRUCK BY, PICKUP TRUCK, HIGHWAY SHOULDER, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305688525			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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