Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139520.015 - Highway worker is struck and killed by truck exiting freeway

Accident Summary Nr: 139520.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554725.015	09/24/2021		488490	Sweeping Corporation Of America, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that swept and picked up litter along highways. He was on the shoulder of an Interstate highway. He was picking up litter, while walking and facing traffic. The driver of a truck being operated for a package delivery firm was in the far left, fast lane of the highway. The driver was late in making his exit from the freeway, and he cut across two lanes of traffic. He drove across the "gore area," striking the employee. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Abrasion, Cleaning, Concussion, Contusion, Dislocated, Fracture, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Motor Vehicle, Package Delivery, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1554725.015	33	M	Fatality

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