Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202366324 - Employee Dies of Burns When Truck Goes Out of Control

Accident Summary Nr: 202366324 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 09/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310341458	09/13/2006	1611	237310	Sharp Line Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:40 p.m. on September 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working for Sharp Line Industries, Inc., as a member of a crew installing road signs alongside the road. As the crew was putting in the last sign of the day, their truck started to roll. Employee #1 chased the truck, got into it, and tried to stop it. It went about a mile down the road, through a guardrail, and over an embankment. It caught fire with Employee #1 still inside. He was killed, due to his burn injuries.

Keywords: BURN, EMBANKMENT, GUARDRAIL, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, BRAKE, FIRE, LOST CONTROL, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310341458			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Other

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