Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 120465.015 - One employee is killed, two are injured when struck by vehic
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1435964.015 | 10/01/2019 | 237310 | Plant Improvement Company, Inc. |
Abstract: At 10:53 a.m. on September 25, 2019, Employee #1, Employee #2 and Employee #3 were excavating a dirt roadway median, on a active two-lane roadway, during a highway construction project. A passing driver, of a 2013 Dodge Avenger, then intruded into the roadway's median (worksite area), striking the three employees working (on foot). Afterward, the vehicle then collided with the front and bucket of a mini excavator and finally stopped. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were propelled into the air and landed in a westbound lane, on the roadway. Employee #1 sustained blunt impact injuries and died. Employee #2 received emergency transport, was hospitalized and suffered two fractures of the left leg, ligament damage to the right leg and head/scalp lacerations. Employee #3 was grazed by the vehicle's side, fell onto the median, and suffered back and wrist strain injuries and a torn meniscus in his right knee.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | 0 | 0 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1435964.015 | 54 | M | Fatality | Equipment Operator: Heavy | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |
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2 | 1435964.015 | 41 | M | Hospitalized injury | Supervisors, production occupations | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |
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3 | 1435964.015 | 19 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |