Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200626257 - Employee Struck by Overturned Bucket Truck, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200626257 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 06/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315883595	07/05/2011	4813	517110	United Telephone Southeast Llc Dba Centurylink

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 27, 2011, Employee #1, a telephone repairman, was repairing the telephone service to a local residence. He was moving a telephone line above some small trees and overgrowth, using a bucket truck. The truck was parked on the edge of a gravel road. As he started moving the bucket back toward the parked truck, the bucket "jerked" and the truck slid down the gravel road embankment. The bucket slammed against another embankment, pinning Employee #1 between the ground and the overturned truck boom. He died five days later as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, INFECTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315883595			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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