Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489389 - Employee killed when struck by motor vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 14489389 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/11/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100169648	07/14/1986	1611	0	Eastern Rock Products Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing temporary delineation strips from the center line of a divided highway. A 4 ft by 8 ft flashing-arrow board was being used to direct traffic from the driving lane where he was working to the passing lane. Employee #1 was struck by a motor vehicle and carried or dragged approximately 90 ft. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died a short time later of an acute brain stem injury. The Sheriff's Deputy charged the driver of the motor vehicle with failure to reduce speed in a construction zone and failure to use due care.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, SPEEDING, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, BRAIN, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100169648			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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