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Accident Summary Nr: 146808.015 - Employee Is Struck And Killed While Picking Up Litter Bags
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600556.015 | 06/03/2022 | 237310 | State Of California Department Of Transportation |
Abstract: At 10:03 a.m. on June 3, 2022, an employee was working as a maintenance worker f or a state department of transportation, division of maintenance, and was pickin g up adopt-a -highway litter bags off of the right shoulder of the highway and p lacing them into the back of a 2007 Chevrolet 2500, 3/4-ton pick-up truck. The a dopt-a-highway litter bags had been staged on the shoulder of the highway by a c ontracted crew that was engaged in litter clean up. As the employee was picking up the bags on the right shoulder of the westbound highway, an errant vehicle dr ifted off the roadway, onto the right shoulder, struck the employee, and sent he r 30 yards from the point of impact. The driver of the vehicle did not stop but was later apprehended by highway patrol. The employee died from her injuries.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | X | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1600556.015 | 51 | F | Fatality | Highway Maintenance Worker | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: |