Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201044922 - Employee Is Struck by Gaurdrails in Fall from Flatbed, Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201044922 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316838002	11/28/2012	1611	237310	Highway Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: On November 28, 2014, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were loading a flatbed truck with metal guardrails that had been recently removed from the south side of Interstate. The two employees were standing on the bed of the truck and the stack of guardrails, which was approximately 3 ft high, started to fall over. The flatbed truck had been parked on a 10 degree incline. Employee #1 attempted to stop the guardrails from falling. It is not known if the guardrails contact Employee #1's clothing or whether the employee jumped off the truck, but Employee #1 subsequently landed on the ground and the guardrails landed on top of him. Other Employees had to remove the guardrails by hand and was performing CPR until the Emergency Medical Services arrived. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: LOADING, GUARDRAIL, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316838002			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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