Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109335042 - Employee killed when struck by truck on airport runway

Accident Summary Nr: 109335042 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 08/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109335042	08/21/2004	1611	237310	International Bridge Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 3:50 p.m. on August 14, 2004, Employee #1, a coworker, and a surveyor were marking locations for runway lights on a new runway at an airport construction site. Another coworker, who was driving a truck, had gone to get more information from an engineer and was returning from the office, which was approximately one mile away. He was adjusting the radio and pushing down blueprints on the front seat when the truck struck Employee #1. He suffered a severe head injury and was killed. The runway was commonly used by cars and trucks to get from one place to another. The truck's steering wheel pulled sharply to the right, its brakes barely worked, and its windshield was cracked. The work area also had no warning signs or barricades.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC BARREL, AIRPORT, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109335042			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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