Incident Report 02

Pete Crandell and I were involved in a multiple-vehicle accident on November 18, which resulted in injuries to Pete, damage to our panel truck and some equipment, and a two-day delay in our inspection of the Sledgers Control Project.

The accident occurred at 5:15 p.m. on highway 44, about two miles north-east of Hadashville. We were travelling north in company panel van T2711, on our way to site RJ-17 at Tangwell. Pete was driving and we were approaching the intersection with highway 201.

Other vehicles involved in the accident were:

Dodge Aries, Lic AHJ 735, driven by D. Yarlick
Ford truck, Lic T4851, driven by F. Zabeits
Pontiac Cataline, Lic MD3720, driven by K. Schmitt

Positions of these vehicles and our panel van immediately before the accident are shown on the attached sketch.

As the Dodge attempted a right turn into highway 201 it skidded into the Ford truck, which was standing at the intersection waiting to enter the highway. The impact caused the Dodge’s rear end to swing into our lane, where Pete could not prevent our van from colliding with it. This in turn caused our panel van to slide broadside into the southbound lane, where the Pontiac approaching from the opposite direction collided with its left side.

Pete was taken to Hadashville hospital with a broken left knee and a suspected concussion; he is likely to be there for several days. The panel van was extensively damaged and was towed to Art’s Autobody, 1330 Kirby St., Hadashville; I have arranged to rent a replacement van from Budget. Some of the equipment was damaged or shaken out of calibration, so I telephoned the office on Tuesday evening and requested replacements (Anna King took the message and has a list for you.)

I also telephoned the duty engineer at site RJ-17and told her that my inspection of the Sledgers Control project will not start until Friday November 21, two days later than planned.