Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14196422 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14196422 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2813848	07/24/1985	1622	0	Wolfe Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INVOLVED IN THE RE-SURFACING OF A ONE MILE STRETCH OF FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. ONE LANE ON EACH SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS OPEN. WARNING SIGNS INDICATED THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WERE UNDERWAY, WITH LARGE FLASHING ARROW SIGNS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND LARGE ORANGE CONES BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CLOSED LANE AND THE ACTIVE LANE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT WEARING A REFLECTIVE OR BRIGHT COLORED VEST. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 12:10 PM. AFTER FINISHING A CONVERSATION WITH A CONSULTANT, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED AND WALKED INTO THE ACTIVE TRAFFIC LANE. EMPLOYEE #1 WALKED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND WHEEL WELL OF A VEHICLE AND WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND, CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO THE ARMS AND LEGS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, REFLECTIVE VEST, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2813848			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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