Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201371184 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Van

Accident Summary Nr: 201371184 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 06/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310229125	06/26/2007	1731	238210	Ace Electric Inc

Abstract: On June 25, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was working at the rear of a company construction van, when the driver backed up to make room for a mobile lift to pass through. Employee #1 was pinned under the rear axle, and a forklift had to be used to lift the van and extricate him. Employee #1 did not respond to efforts to resuscitate him, and he was pronounced dead at the local hospital. The van driver was not aware that Employee #1 was behind the vehicle when he backed up.

Keywords: CPR, PINNED, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310229125			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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