Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14445225 - STRUCK BY SEMI TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14445225 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14896922	08/01/1984	1611	0	Forby Contracting Inc

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A HIGHWAY PATCHING CREW. THEY WERE REPLACING A FULL PATCH ABOUT 6" DEEP, 12 ' WIDE AND ABOUT 4-50' LONG. TRAFFIC WAS MERGED TO ONE LANE. THERE WERE CONES AND BARRELS ON THE CENTER LINE, DIVIDING THE TRAFFIC. TWO FACTORS WERE PROBABLY INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT. FIRST, THE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE STEPPED OVER THE CENTER LINE. SECOND, THE SEMI TRUCK WAS CLOSE TO OR OVER THE CENTER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SIDE. THE IMPACT AMPUTATED THE RIGHT LEG AT THE HIP, CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AND CRUSHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS SKULL.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, AMPUTATED, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC BARREL, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14896922			Fatality	Amputation	Construction laborers

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