Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1004761 - Highway worker killed when struck by speeding vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 1004761 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 04/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104820758	05/03/1989	4131	0	Bureau Of Highways Nycdot

Abstract: At approximately 9:55 a.m. on April 26, 1989, Employee #1, a gasoline roller engineer for the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), Bureau of Highways, was working on a roadway in Manhattan when he was struck by a passenger vehicle. He sustained multiple fractures and died two days later at Harlem Hospital. According to a DOT official and witnesses, the passenger vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it struck Employee #1. DOT officials said that the driver was unlicensed and was operating a stolen vehicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, COLLISION, AUTOMOBILE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104820758			Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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