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Accident: 201408705 - Two Employees Are Struck By Flatbed Truck, One Is Killed
Accident: 201408705 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/04/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 316152313 | 11/04/2013 | 1622 | Whitetail Welding | ||||
| At approximately 8:29 a.m. on November 4, 2013, Employee #1, with Whitetail Welding, was picking up tie down straps that had just been removed from a load on a flatbed truck. A steel I-beam with attached guardrail became unsteady and fell, striking Employee #1 on the head and then pinning him at the midsection. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. At the same time, Employee #2, from another contractor that was not named, fell off the truck and was struck by the beam. Employee #2 was hospitalized with a fractured ankle. | |||||||
Keywords:
beam, fracture, head, highway, pinned, fall, struck by, bridge, flatbed truck, ankle
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Bridge | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 316152313 | Fatality | Other | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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