Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116542.015 - Employee installing traffic lights fractures leg when struck

Accident Summary Nr: 116542.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403296.015	05/21/2019		238210	Columbia Electric Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 20, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing traffic signal lights for a new intersection with four lanes of active traffic. They had set up the lights and were making spools/bundles of wires, which would be used to finish connecting the lights at a later date. Employee #1 moved into a lane of live traffic and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fracture, Highway, Highway work zone, Installing, Leg, Lighting, Motor Vehicle, Struck By, Traffic Control

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1403296.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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