Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202368700 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 202368700 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 01/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314714031	01/17/2011	9621	926120	Northwest Region Wa St Dept Of Transportation

Abstract: On January 16, 2011, Employee #1, a maintenance technician with the Washington State Department of Transportation, responded to a call for a tree that fell on utility lines on Highway 203. While he was setting up traffic control cones, another tree fell, stuck Employee #1, and killed him.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC BARREL, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TREE, STRUCK BY, HIGHWAY SHOULDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314714031			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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