Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127319.015 - Employee is struck and killed by motor vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 127319.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 06/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480872.015	06/26/2020		237130	Delmarva Power

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on June 26, 2020, Employee #1, an engineering intern employed by a power line construction company, was inspecting a wood utility pole to determine whether power lines had been transferred from an old pole. The employee was wearing a high visibility vest and positioned on an emergency shoulder approximately 6 feet back from the driving lane. He began walking back to his personal vehicle, a 2019 Dodge Charger equipped with a safety strobe that was flashing yellow. There was no safe work zone established. The driver of a Toyota Highlander, who failed to notice Employee #1, pulled his vehicle off the road, reportedly to check for car problems. The driver struck Employee #1 and dragged him 25 yards along the shoulder. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Inspecting, Motor Vehicle, PPE, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Reflective Vest, Run Over, Struck By, Traffic Control, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1480872.015	20	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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