Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444525 - Employee struck and killed by backing tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 14444525 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 08/30/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3323268	09/05/1985	1611	0	Lanford Brothers Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3323284	09/04/1985	1611	0	Virginia Department Of Highways & Transportation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3323250	08/30/1985	1611	0	Apac - Virginia Inc.

Abstract: At 3:20 a.m., in the southbound lane of I-95, a Ford rubber-tired tractor fitted with a front-mounted rotating broom was backing down a previously milled asphalt traffic lane to begin another sweeping pass. Employee #1 was struck by the left rear of the tractor, sustaining broken ribs, a pierced lung, and a fractured skull. He was killed. Employee #1 was not wearing an orange reflective garment and there was little to no illumination in the predawn hours.

Keywords: TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, REFLECTIVE VEST, BACKING UP, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3323268	Fatality	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators
2	3323284			Occupation Not Listed
3	3323250			Occupation Not Listed

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