Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131220.015 - Employee is struck and killed by speeding truck

Accident Summary Nr: 131220.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 11/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1503381.015	11/20/2020		237310	Anderson Columbia Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 19, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a road construction company, was surveying a highway gore for lane striping. He had left the highway work zone, driven in a company vehicle two miles south, and stepped onto the highway to paint spots in support of the striping operation. No visual or physical barriers protected the employee. As he worked, he was struck by an oncoming heavy duty truck moving at high speed. The employee sustained multiple system traumatic injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Highway work zone, Paint, Painter, Speeding, Struck By, Surveyor, Traffic Control, Truck, Unguarded, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1503381.015	59	M	Fatality		Helpers, surveyor	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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