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Inspection: 303772024 - Douglas Asphalt Company
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Inspection Information - Office: Savannah | ||||
| Nr: 303772024 | Report ID: 0418400 | Open Date: 07/30/2002 | ||
| Douglas Asphalt Company | ||||
| I-75 South Pass Exit 97 Cordele, GA 31015 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1611/Highway and Street Construction, Except Elevated Highways | ||||
| Mailing: 425 S.W. Bowens Mill Hwy., Douglas, GA 31534 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/06/2002 | |
| Emphasis: | S:Construction Fatalities | Close Case: | 12/06/2002 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100901818 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200901056 | Event: 07/29/2002 | One Employee Killed, Four Injured When Struck By Flying Pipe | ||||
| At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 29, 2002, Employees #1 through #5 were working in the median of an Interstate highway when a semi truck loaded with PVC pipes veered into the median from the southbound lane. The truck drove down the median for approximately 1,400 ft until it struck a backhoe and another company vehicle. The load of PVC pipes went flying from the truck after it hit the other vehicles. Employee #1 was struck in the head and chest by the flying pipes and was killed. Employees #2 through #5 had just finished fixing a pipe inside of the drainage box and were struck by the flying pipes as they emerged. All four Employees sustained injuries and were transported to the hospital. Employee #2 suffered a concussion and other head injuries and was hospitalized. Employee #3 sustained one or more fractures and was admitted to the hospital. Employees #4 and #5 were treated and released the same day. The truck itself pushed the backhoe approximately 50 ft before it overturned. According to the coroner, the truck driver had apparently suffered a massive heart attack and died just before the accident. | ||||||
| Keywords: chest, head, highway, heart attack, construction, collision, truck, struck by, flying object, lost control | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 303772024 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Construction laborers | ||
| 2 | 303772024 | Non Hospitalized injury | Dislocation | Construction laborers | ||
| 3 | 303772024 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | ||
| 4 | 303772024 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers | ||
| 5 | 303772024 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Construction laborers | ||