Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202637310 - Employee Is Struck by Truck on Side of Road, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202637310 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 07/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317054690	07/29/2013	4213	484121	Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 11, 2013, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a disabled semi-truck. Both vehicles were located off the interstate and on the emergency shoulder. Employee #1 and the coworker were both wearing visibility vests. The driver of the semi-truck had placed traffic cones at the rear of the truck. A car hauler semi-truck operating at a normal speed veered off of the interstate and struck Employee #1 as he stood on the semi-truck's step. Employee #1 suffered an amputation below the knee among other injuries. Employee #1 died several days later due to complications from the injuries suffered in the collision.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, TRAFFIC BARREL, COLLISION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317054690			Fatality	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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