Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137568.015 - Employee is killed when hit by vehicle in work zone

Accident Summary Nr: 137568.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1544487.015	07/27/2021		561990	Highway Specialty Company Inc

Abstract: At 8:39 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was leading traffic control efforts setting up signage with a coworker as a sub-contractor on a highway project. The employee had finished setting up along the shoulder of the highway and was walking back to a truck when a vehicle struck the employee and fled the scene. The employee suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Distracted driving, Flagman, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lighting, Motor Vehicle, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Traffic Control, Vehicle, Warning Sign

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	1544487.015	47	M	Fatality		Flagman	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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