Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 115240.015 - Employee In Highway Work Zone Is Injured When Struck By Car

**Accident: 115240.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 04/09/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1392188.015	04/10/2019		Vaughn Industries, Inc.

At 9:15 a.m. on April 9, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor , was performing flagging duties and directing traffic while standing in a highw ay work zone. An automobile entered the work zone, swerved to avoid a parked wo rk vehicle, and struck the employee. Emergency services transported the employe e to the hospital. He was admitted for treatment of a severe head injury and a fractured leg.

Keywords: automobile, blunt force trauma, construction, flagger, flagman, fracture, head, highway work zone, leg, motor vehicle, power lines, run over, struck by, traffic control

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1392188.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Flagman	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Traffic protection FatCause:

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