On April 30, 1985 at 3:30 p.m. a load of concrete blocks had been delivered to a building supply mart and in the process of unloading the blocks the accident occurred. The manager of the building supply mart had walked outside the store and found the delivery driver on the ground. The EMT squad was called and transported the driver (unresponsive) to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. It was first believed the driver had suffered a heart attack. However, the autopsy revealed burns on the bottom of the feet and it was listed as an electrocution. Preliminary survey of the accident site revealed the crane on the truck used to unload the blocks was approximately 18 inches from a power line.


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    Title :

    Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE), Truck Driver Electrocuted While Unloading Concrete Blocks in North Carolina


    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English